TRAVEL INSPIRATION

Jamaica just opened its borders to international travelers on June 15. So why were there 30 people stranded at the Miami airport, denied...

Have your day-to-day activities left their Covid 19-induced routine behind, or are you somewhere between that and "what it used to be"? ...

I'm quite excited. So much so, it was difficult to decide what to tell you about in this week's letter. First, my 1/2-acre Garden of...

The disruption of the last couple of months has left many people trying to keep their heads above water both personally and...

Well, another week, another notch on the wall. At my house, we clink glasses or coffee mugs to celebrate (daily, if we remember; but...

I hope you had a peaceful and meaningful celebration of the holy days with your family, even if only virtually. If you're wondering how...

Whew! What a week! Unless you've been vacationing under a rock (on Mars, in which case you should have stayed there!), you know what's...

Have you heard the list of measures you should take to prevent the spread of COVID-19? They include this: "avoid unnecessary travel"....

As you recall from last week's letter, I've been hanging with my kinfolk in Houston all week. It's been interesting...you may have heard...

As you read this I'm winging my way to see my family for the holidays...and by 'holidays' I mean the Christmas and New Year holidays - of...

I took a trip down memory lane this week. Rummaging through a closet, I opened a photo album that holds snapshots of several trips I...

The new year has started with a 'bang!' and I'm lovin' it! Clearly, travel is big on everyone's mind - new goals set, resolutions made,...

As so often happens when I'm pulling my thoughts and notes together for this every week, I start off in one direction and get pulled in...

I'm still here in Mexico, enjoying the summer that seems to go on forever. Mornings are pleasantly cool and days are not sweltering, a...

My plan for this week's riveting episode of the Global Exotic Adventures chronicles, was to present five (or so) must-do's when preparing...

Y'know how it's the general's job to send soldiers into dangerous situations? Sometimes, I feel like when I send you off on your...

If you remember, last week I was anticipating the arrival of Colorado's first storm of the season. It came and went, and now the rest of...

That's a rhetorical question, because you already know what I'm going to say...a hearty 'absolutely not'.  I might even add some '!!!!'...

Another busy week - this time, as tourist in my own state. My dear cousin came for a visit and in addition to the reminiscing and...

Now that summer is 'over' (frankly, I don't subscribe to that philosophy until outwear wear becomes unavoidable), many of you won't...