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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Walking Tour of Florence with a Visit to the David
A review of my 2017 small group walking tour of Florence, skipping the line to see Michelangelo's David, with the family-owned company, LivItaly Tours....
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Books about Italy: A Reading List for Florence
Ah, so you're going to Italy -- to Florence -- the jewel of the Italian Renaissance. Here is my reading list for Florence, and whether you're looking for nonfiction and history, a book written...
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Ladies: How to Pack for Two Weeks in Europe
We all face the same dilemma. We want to bring more stuff than we want to carry. Short of a magical bag, we need a plan: How to use a capsule travel wardrobe to...
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Hippo Highways: Day 2 of our Walking Safari
After a light breakfast and some coffee, we left for our second day of walking. Why do three women from Texas love Hippo Highways? Because in Africa, even flat isn't flat!...
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Review: Flying Emirates Business Class through Dubai to Africa
Traveling from Houston, Texas, to Lusaka, Zambia, was the longest trip my family had ever taken. We review our Emirates Business Class flight from Houston through Dubai to Lusaka, Zambia....
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Into the Bush: Day One of our Walking Safari
We walked single-file out of the Camp Tena Tena just after dawn on a Sunday morning. There were six of us. In the lead, Chris carried the rifle, followed by Braston our guide. I...
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