Inspired by Audrey Hepburn’s award-winning role in Roman Holiday and her love affair with “The Eternal City,” I can think of 5 great reasons to add Rome to my travel bucket list: 1) Visit Castel Sant’ Angelo to pay my respects to Puccini’s heroine,Tosca, who threw herself off the parapet after discovering her lover Cavaradossi has […]
Travel Experiences
Q is for Queen Mary Tea Room
For today’s Photo Friday, Q is for Queen Mary Tea Room, one of my favorite travel experiences right here in Seattle . . . If you enjoy a spot of tea from time to time, be sure to check out my previous post on the Queen Mary Tea Room. For more Friday Photos, see […]
O is for Orlando
Photo courtesy of Best of WDW – flickr In keeping with the spirit of yesterday’s post, N is for Never Never Land, today we move forward to O is for Orlando.While planning a business trip to Florida’s, “The City Beautiful,” I considered extending my stay for a visit to “Mickey’s House,” Walt Disney World. But I […]
L is for London
Photo courtesy of TJ Morris – flickr “What? You’ve never been to London?” my world traveler friend Margaret exclaimed. “That’s not right. We have to change that.” I like how she thinks. Photo courtesy of Gabriel Villena – flickr So how would I do London on a future visit? Apart from planning to visit the […]
J is for Jungfraujoch
Photo courtesy of edwin.11 – flickr Though more of a summer beach kind of wandergal, I’m intrigued by one of Switzerland’s most popular sights. Billed as the “Top of Europe,” the country’s Jungfraujoch lays claim to the region’s highest railway station at 3,471 meters (11,388 feet). Whether attracted by the journey or the destination, visitors cite the […]
E is for Exploring Exotic Egypt
Photo courtesy of watchsmart – flickr As the site of my first overseas experience, Egypt holds a special place in my heart. Long before the 2011 Arab Spring uprising, I had been a teacher at the St. Mary’s School in Shoubra, a poor Cairo neighborhood. Photo courtesy of Arian Zwegers – flickr During one kaleidoscopic […]
C is for Catching Carnival Fever in Rio
Souvenir Postcard Simply put, there’s no adequate way to prepare for the over-the-top spectacle of Rio’s famous 5-day bacchanal celebration. Leading up to the beginning of Lent on Ash Wednesday, Brazil’s most famous festival celebrates life on a grand scale, compensating for the Christian faithful’s fasting in the days ahead. WanderBoomer, before Carnival I had […]
B is for Biking the Backroads of Provence
Photo courtesy of Ell Brown, flickr Peddling a bike on a leisurely ride through the back roads of Provence sounds like a slice of heaven, doesn’t it? No crowds, no deadlines, no hurry . . . Just riding along from village to village, stopping only to quench your thirst, take in the scents and colors […]
A is for Aurora Borealis
Photo courtesy of Beverly & Pack, flickr Now I’ve done it. I just signed up for the April 2013 A – Z Blogging Challenge. For those of you who aren’t familiar with the challenge, the idea is to post on your blog six days a week during the month of April. We get Sundays off […]