We were so smitten with Australia it is hard to write about our time there without sounding like a Chamber of Commerce travelogue. There was Brisbane, a charming city with …
Uluru Is Way More Than Ayers Rock
The idea of Uluru/Ayers Rock genuinely appealed to me. I love rock formations and deserts (in either order), and Uluru is one of the most impressive of them all, with …
The Beautiful Side of Tasmania
Most of my life I had no idea where Tasmania was, much less any thoughts about going there. In my ignorance I had thought it was somewhere in, or off …
New Zealand Redux
When we returned to the United States in November, we found a deeply divided nation. As Linda put it,“I never realized how angry people are. This is really sad.” When …
A Mini Adventure in Basque Country
As is often the case, we had two choices on how to get to Guernica — the easy way or the hard way. The easy way was taking the train …