“Every day is a journey, and the journey itself is Monaco.” (Matsuo Basho)
Europe
Let's hope not! To those of you who have visited Pompei in the past, (as we have done several times ourselves) have you ever been rushed, or crushed by the crowds and, in the end, felt disappointed in the experience? Pompeii is one one of those places where you want to . .…
History is the study of all the world’s crime, according to Voltaire.
. . . . by train. No, this is not one of those "shock horror!" Instagram posts. We're too old for that. It's also not yet another expose of sleazy clubs and venues that are scattered around the Motherland. Leave that stuff to the Generation Alpha publishers. There are no selfies in…
While there are some notable skyscrapers in European cities like London, Frankfurt, and Paris, Europe generally has a much lower concentration of skyscrapers compared to North America or Asia. Why is that? Part of it is purely historical, as you might guess. Europe has a long history of urban development, with many cities…
Happiness is a only chocolate bar away,
Every time that we visit the big Italian cities, we often walk away scratching our heads. As we understand it, the The Room of the Last Supper on Mount Zion, just outside the walls of the Old City of Jerusalem, but all of the paintings appear to be somewhere else, with Milan suspiciously appearing…
“When life seems hard, the courageous do not lie down and accept defeat; instead, they are all the more determined to struggle for a better future.” Including cruises. Chin up.
On January 31, 2020 at 3:00 p.m. PST, the United Kingdom made the stupidest "decision" in modern-day thinking. It was Brexit (British Exit) where by a paper-thin majority, Britain left the European Union, an idiotic move that still brings pain to the UK and to Europe. What were they thinking? Maybe nothing at…
Why are pirates called pirates? Because they arrrrr.
Life is better with a European view.
Life is too short to drive a boring car.
Where every day is an adventure waiting to be discovered.
Whatever you want to do, do it now. There are only so many tomorrows.” – Michael Landon
If Tripadvisor says OK, is it OK? If you say so.
Nothing in all the world is more dangerous than sincere ignorance and conscientious stupidity.
I do not like that tram I am.
2000 holes in Blackburn, Lancashire.
Þetta Reddast. or (Or don’t worry, it’s going to be okay!)
Take a dive into the future.