Curious / Ireland / Traditions / Travel
A High Nelly Ride In Ireland
It was a gray, misty May Saturday, which only made the fields look more green as if that were even possible here. The air had …
London’s Word On The Water
I had a great opportunity to live in London a few years ago thanks to a dear friend. I lived on a tight budget having …
Scotland / Traditions / Travel
The Pigeon Racing Kings & Queens of Glasgow
On our daily one hour stroll last week we had just passed the community urban garden plots and heard an unusual amount of cooing coming …
Food / Italy / Scenic / Traditions / Travel
Angels & Artichokes On The Via Francigena
Once I had a crazy idea that I could hike the entire Via Francigena, a 1794 km medieval pilgrim’s path from Rome to Canterbury England. …
Food / Italy / Traditions / Travel
Inspiration & Amazing Pork Hiking The Via Fracigena
Viterbo, an ancient city some say built by Hercules, civilized by the Etruscans, and has since seen centuries of Popes, politics, war, and growth; but …
American Rails – A Future or It’s Demise
As I sip a decent cup of strong coffee from the dining car, rambling along the rails north for a weekend in Chicago, via Amtrak’s …
Bucket List / Curious / Iceland / Scenic / Travel
Iceland’s Breathtaking Extremes
Updated 3/9/20 From the endless scenic landscapes that boggle the mind, to the ancient tales of survival and mysticism, to the present day turbulent natural …
Destinations / Food / Spain / Travel
Madrid A City of Indulgences
With only three days in Spain, Madrid won two of them, and Madrid being a city of indulgences the days were spent only as a …
Iceland’s Ancient Survivalist Architecture
When the vikings first arrived in Iceland in the 9th century, they discovered a coarse yet manageable new world ripe for the picking, uninhabited but …
Iceland’s Hot Springs
Hot Pots In A Cold Land. Iceland’s Hot Springs. Although Mother Nature wreaks occasional havoc over this land, she also extends an apology by providing …
Iceland’s Ancient Ways
In a land of rumbling earth with dark winters and endless daylight summers, with hot steam rising from ginormous cracks in the ground and numerous …