One thing I’d hoped to do this year is compile a list of books for people who love to travel, sharing my favorites and gathering suggestions from friends and family. I never expected the first book to be included under such horrific circumstances. Mountains Beyond Mountains, by Tracy Kidder, tells the story of Paul Farmer, [...]
Posted in Travel Recommendations on 15. Jan, 2010
After booking our Spring Break tickets to Paris, I thought cheap airfare was history (Like when Leno came on after the late news… Oh, wait, never mind). Anyway, I was SHOCKED to see a $97 one way price from DFW to Boston in late February. $97… $215 round-trip with taxes!! Was that a mistake? We’ve [...]
Posted in My Trips on 08. Jan, 2010
February and March are stacking up to be big travel months for me, at a surprisingly low cost. I have 3 GREAT trips booked– skiing in Steamboat Springs for 4 days, a quick weekend getaway to New England, then a week spring break getaway to France. Granted, I’m using some “cheats” for Steamboat and New [...]
Posted in My Trips on 05. Jan, 2010
January is well underway. The college kids have left for snowy and/or foreign climes and here at home we’re back on our normal schedule. No more dilly-dallying or holiday excuses. It’s time to state the guidelines (rules?!) for this year of travel, then get on the road: Stick to my budget. Take two longer, more [...]
Posted in My Trips on 04. Jan, 2010
But I get ahead of myself. There’s the small matter of a budget to consider. We’re certainly not rich. With two kids in college and the third in private school, my husband and I wave good-bye to a small fortune each year, watching with a sigh as it accompanies our offspring out into the world [...]
Well, it wasn’t initially on my list of “places I want to go,” but how could I pass up visiting my daughter in Paris during Spring Break? Airfare from DFW was expensive ($1000). I remember when you could go to Europe during March for less than $400. At the time, I never knew those would [...]
Posted in My Trips on 02. Jan, 2010
My daughter left this morning for three months in Paris. She will live in the 13th arrondissement with a woman named Chantal and study French language, culture and art. I want to go, too! The one thing that kept me from storming the security line and boarding the plane with her was my plan- my [...]
Posted in Uncategorized on 07. Dec, 2009
Traditionally the Islamic headscarf is a symbol of modesty, but today more and more Muslim women are dressing in eye-catching outfits, albeit with their heads covered. “We are seeing a move to accessorizing the abaya, anything from crystallizing to embroidery.” There is a “fine line,” though said Simon, “They wouldn’t belt them, or make them [...]
Posted in Japan on 07. Dec, 2009
A silly, stupid prank gone bad? The teens were 15 to 18 years old. Shouldn’t they know better?: YOKOTA AIR BASE, Japan — Japanese police on Saturday arrested four American teenagers suspected of stringing a rope across a street near the base in August and causing a Japanese motorcyclist to crash, seriously injuring her. The [...]
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