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Category Archives: Travel
Paranoia Runs Deep
Sometimes I feel like I’m shouting into the wind. Almost every day I read of yet another unspeakable incident that provokes my simmering outrage. And I guess that I hope that by speaking out, my small voice will be like a snowball … Continue reading
Posted in Justice, Travel, Violence
Tagged airport security, guilty until proven innocent, Hannah Cohen, Memphis, Memphis International Airport, TSA
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A Birthday in the Life
Not all travels are far afield. Sometimes just getting out of the house to explore and enjoy the local sights and events can be an adventure in itself. So it was for Nancy’s birthday this past Saturday. I gave her … Continue reading
The Spirit of Sedona
Now that summer is all but over, it’s time to swap vacation travel stories. Me first. For our holidays in late June, early July, Nancy and I flew down to the American southwest, always a favourite travel destination for our … Continue reading
Posted in Environment, Friends, Holidays, Travel
Tagged Airport Mesa, Flagstaff, Las Vegas, Sedona, theroomsupstairs, Tlaquepaque, Vortex
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Celtic College 2013
I recently returned from attending summer camp. No, not one that involved canoeing, or campfires, or panty raids on the girls’ camp across the lake. This was a kind of music camp called Celtic College that is held in the … Continue reading
Baltic Cruise 2009 – St. Petersburg, Russia (morning of day one)
As a young man, there were many world destinations I had hoped to visit in my lifetime. But while growing up, I never thought I’d ever get to Russia, let alone the historic city of St. Petersburg. It was closed … Continue reading
Posted in Family, Travel, Uncategorized
Tagged Baltic Cruise, Catherine the Great, Iron Curtain, Peter the Great, Peterhof, Russia, St. Petersburg
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Baltic Cruise 2009 – Tallinn, Estonia
Estonia is a little nation that sits at the eastern end of the Baltic Sea, where it narrows to the Gulf of Finland. Estonia has an exciting past that has been preserved for all the world to see in its … Continue reading
Posted in Family, Travel
Tagged Baltic Cruise, Castle, Medieval, Old Town, Orthodox Church, Tallinn Estonia, Town Square
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Baltic Cruise 2009 – At Sea Days
Most cruises include one or more at sea days, when the ship is enroute to its next port-of-call. Our Baltic cruise included three of these. To some, being stuck on a ship at sea might seem like an invitation to … Continue reading
Posted in Family, Travel
Tagged At Sea Day, Baltic Sea, Dolphins, Ocean, Tallin Estonia, Warnemunde, Whales
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Baltic Cruise 2009 – Warnemunde and Berlin, Germany
Warnemünde, Germany was our first stop on the Baltic Sea. It’s a seaside resort town and port located at the mouth of the river Warnow (Warnemünde means Warnow mouth) in the northern-most part of the Rostock region of Germany. Since … Continue reading
Posted in Family, Travel
Tagged Baltic Sea, Berlin, Germany, Holocaust Memorial, Rostock, Train Travel, Warnemunde, Warnow
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Baltic Cruise 2009 – Aarhus, Denmark
The second port-of-call on our Baltic cruise was still in the North Sea. Aarhus, Denmark is a large port on Denmark’s eastern coast. This was a relatively short stopover, with the ship arriving late in the morning, and leaving early … Continue reading
Posted in Family, Travel
Tagged Aarhus Denmark, Baltic Cruise, North Sea, Scandnavian, Travel
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Words with Brad 