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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 …

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 …

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. …

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 …

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 …

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 …