I am partner to the man of my dreams, a mother of three amazing kiddos, and I am a forever and incorrigible wanderer. Travel is my passion, meeting people "where they are" is my fuel. Where to next?
Our last stop on our three-week adventure in Japan was specifically designed for a “chill” finale, so we headed by train from the Kumano area up the coast to the Izu Peninsula to Shirahama. We opted to stay in a small B & B that turned out to be perfect to end our trip. Nestled … More The Final Stop: Shirahama
A Slice of Life One of the things that Andrew and I most enjoy when we travel is getting to know local people. It’s not always easy to do this when you are in “tourist mode”, wanting to see famous sites, try the best versions of local cuisine, and do this as comfortably as possible. … More A Homestay, Close Encounters with Sealife, and a Spiritual Journey
Never let it be said that we travel within a narrow range of experiences. Andrew and I like to cast the widest net possible to capture as many faces of a country and culture as we can within the constraints of the time we have. Certainly, during our 3+ years in Spain we got an … More Chabad, Pancakes, Kabuki…and all that jazz!
Andrew and I agreed that it was important to bear witness to what happened at Hiroshima while we were in Japan. Admittedly, this was not on our original itinerary, but something about the current state of the world and the recent rise in global unrest, divisiveness, and antisemitism had us rethinking our tourist priorities. There … More Hiroshima…
When we said goodbye to Tokyo, we didn’t in just a few days get to explore all the diverse aspects of this megalopolis, but in hindsight we did get a good sense of the unique neighborhoods, corporate versus local business, and the incredible variety of food and experiences available. Conversely, we did clearly see the … More Kyoto: The Heart and Soul of Japanese History & Culture
With our incessant wanderlust and a lot of family logistics since our trip, I am miserably late in posting about our wonderful trip to Japan. We went on our own and I take some pride in having planned our itinerary myself (with the kind help of other travelers who’d gone before and my now-trusty assistant, … More Japan: The Expected and the Unexpected
We started our day with a shuttle to the island monastery of Mont-Saint-Michel, a World Heritage site and one of three main pilgrimage sites in Europe. The view from our bus arriving at the far end of a bridge that crosses to the actual building was incredible. When the tide comes in, this walking bridge is … More Touring the Normandy Provence
I clearly remember as I was growing up that the year 2000 seemed like a distant future. When I watched the film “2001: A Space Odyssey” I could not imagine how the world might look THAT foreign, and that computers would potentially behave as HAL did. Fast forward to today – January 2024 – and we … More 2024 is Here…Want to ChatGPT?
The Normandy Invasion, during World War II involved the Allied invasion of western Europe. It was launched on June 6, 1944 (the most celebrated D-Day of the war), with the simultaneous landing of U.S., British, and Canadian forces on five separate beachheads in Normandy, France. By the end of August 1944 all of northern France was liberated, and the invading forces reorganized for the drive into Germany, where … More Normandy: The Impossible End to WWII
We made our way to Saint Malo from Trieste. Saint Malo was one of the French towns designated as a fortress under the German Atlantic Wall program, and its prewar defenses were expanded considerably before the Allied landings in Normandy during June 1944. As part of their invasion plans, the Allies intended to capture the town so that its … More Saint Malo and Exploring the Brittany Coast
Living La Vida Loca 