Yearly Archives: 2016

Surreal Feel of London

What is the most surreal place I have ever visited? (I like this question.) Imagination, uncontrolled by reason, truly characterizes my experience in London. I’m not writing about Brexit; I’m writing about walking around a place for the first time but

Posted in Just for Fun

Grand Canyon

Arizona.  I took a trip to see the Grand Canyon, hiking ten miles down the Bright Angel Trail to catch the rafts at eleven o’clock in the morning. On my second night, I wrote: “Scattered cactus and scrub down here.

Posted in Found in the USA

Lodging Logjam

People frequently ask about how I manage to travel without spending a lot of money. So I started asking what cost so much money and learned many people spend large sums on lodging costs. I generally don’t. I am not inclined

Posted in Travel Know How

Regrets

What about some embarrassing moments? I know there must have been many, but it is with great effort that I was able to recall any details. Perhaps I block them from my memory. Here is one incident I recall. I

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Gorilla Hour

Volcano National Park, Rwanda. We were split into groups of eight and each group followed their guide to a jeep. We sat facing each other in a compartment behind the front seat. I did all I could to stem the

Posted in Wildlife