Category Archives: Travel Review
That’s what little children say when they are declaring their independence, their readiness to take on the task that you might think you want to do or that they need you to do. “I do it,” my tiny daughter would say, confidently. Not asking a question like, “can I try,” or even suggesting an opportunity,…
The plan was to take the train from Brussels to Toulouse. Eight hours of watching the country scenery, reading, writing and having the experience of being on the rails. Also I don’t like to fly so this was a great way to have a train adventure and stay closer to the ground. Total travel time…
I would like to say that I can spend an entire day at the museum, taking in the art/history/learning and whatnot and retain all of this information for later use in sounding smart and sophisticated in places where that is helpful. Probably at a cocktail party or sitting on the sidelines of my child’s sporting…
and rambling a bit on the nature of travel. Travel is a marvelous thing for many reasons, but should to be confused with ‘vacation.’ There may be overlap but there may not and one should not assume that because vacations often involve travel, travel will also involve a vacation. I travel for work a lot,…
I have been to three of the Hawaiian Islands and this was my first visit to Kauai, the “Garden Island.” Despite the moniker I was initially a little surprised by the lack of verdant landscape though we started our two week visit on the drier side of the island. That said, the island is beautiful;…
Visited in early July 2010 after having purchased the stay through Hotwire. This was completely accidental as we thought we would be staying at he Sheraton based on the Hotwire provided resort/hotel description and the location. We were however very pleasantly surprised by the purchase and even happier when we arrived at the resort. Less…
