Each month of 2018, I’ll publish a calendar wallpaper for readers’ computers. For January 2018, one of my photographs from New Orleans in winter fog. Happy New Year, everyone! Note: On my MacBook...
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Norovirus: Stomach Flu Joins the Cruise on Royal Caribbean’s Independence of the Seas
When the Independence of the Seas returned to Port Everglades in Ft. Lauderdale on Saturday, Royal Caribbean confirmed a large outbreak of norovirus on the ship. Instead of having fun in the sun, only...
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Christmas in Florence!
Buon Natale! If you're dreaming of a festive Christmas vacation, Florence fills the bill beautifully. A digital Christmas card to all of my readers...
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Postcards from New Orleans
A gallery of images from New Orleans....
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Weekend in Fort Lauderdale: A Great Getaway
We all need a break from work and the status quo -- and a chance to walk on the beach, to clear our minds, to connect with ourselves. If you're looking for a relaxing...
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Cats, Key West, and Ernest Hemingway
Fred Astaire, Winston Churchill, Lauren Bacall, and Howard Hughes pop out from basement grates, stroll through shrubs, and pose for guests visiting a certain Spanish Colonial home in Key West.
Who are they? The Hemingway...
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Fall 2017 Drawing for Email Subscribers
I’m pleased to announce a third quarter give-away for my email subscribers in the USA and Canada. Thank you for following my travels and my writing! My Fall 2017 drawing will be for a...
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Loving Irish Whiskey
How much do you know about Irish whiskey?
If it's not much, that's not surprising, since the industry has come back from what some termed 'the edge of extinction' on the international market....
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Turning Two in Ireland
My blog hit its second anniversary while I was in Ireland for a travel blogging conference, TBEX Europe.
There's a symmetry to this for me: as a traveler delving into a new country for the...
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