Travel Logs
Compulsive Traveler
Step into the Past
Some sites are so puzzling that some people believe they were created by aliens. Such is the case with the Nazca Lines south of Lima, Peru, where there are over 800 straight lines, 300 geometric figures and 70 animal and plant designs that are only visible from the air.
The Tenacious Traveler
Venice – A Floating Jewel of a City Not to Be Missed
From that humble beginning grew one of the wealthiest, most refined cities in the then-known world. Those who travel to Venice today see it much as it has looked over centuries. The city’s physical layout, occupying nearly 120 small islands, is its most famous attraction.
Just Sayin’
It Truly Was a Perfect Family Vacation
It was to be a special trip celebrating family and I wanted it to be perfect. I am bad about that. I want it so perfect for folks that I forget I am dealing with others who have their own idea of perfect.
Compulsive Traveler
Exploring Cincinnati – The Queen City on the Ohio
Smale Riverfront Park with P&G Go Vibrantscape is a unique multimedia play area that causes people to exercise without knowing it.
The Tenacious Traveler
Puerto Vallarta, Mexico, Appeals to Almost Every Taste
Richard Burton starred in the movie and Elizabeth Taylor, with whom he was having an extramarital affair, accompanied him to the location...PV suddenly became world famous. It soon blossomed into a popular vacation destination different from other resort towns in Mexico that were created specifically to cater to tourists.
Musings of an Undefeated Matriarch
Experiencing that Little Piece of Heaven
The parts of Ireland we saw were spotlessly clean, the air fresh and invigorating, the people friendly. For folks like me, who rarely travel farther than a few miles from home, a guided tour is a must for a first visit to a foreign country.
Compulsive Traveler
Step into the Past in Western Nebraska
The Fur Trade Museum depicts the time “...when skins were money.” Fur trading is America’s oldest business and made John Jacob Astor America’s first millionaire.
Ernie's World
Spanish Jeopardy!
"Women could not go out alone. Could not work. Could not shop by themselves. Or date. But the tobacco company hired young women to roll cigars." Probably smoked less than the men, I figured.
Compulsive Traveler
Staten Island: The Land Beyond the Ferry
More than one-third of the island is protected parkland. Greenbelt Nature Center is three times the size of Central Park and a contiguous stretch of green land with miles of hiking trails.
Ernie's World
An Apple a Day?
A large, humorless guy said: “I’ve got to frisk you.” I assumed the pose. I got a small itch in one of those hard to reach places. I was tempted to ask him to scratch it.