Boats in the Mekong River
Going down the Mekong on a variety of boats, passing an interesting variety of boats, big and small. There is a fascinating floating market in Can Tho on the Mekong […]
Category Archives: Travel
My First Foreign Trip (But Not My Last)
Wanderlust – once you’ve caught it it never really goes away. As a kid I spent all my money on Viewmaster photos of the world which came complete with a stamp […]
Planning a Trip Around the World at Age 7
My first effort at planning a trip around the world at age 7. My mother once said to me, “As soon as you realized there was a world out there, […]
To Read in Holland: The Tulip Craze (and the First Financial Bubble)
1637 was date of the collapse of the world’s first speculative bubble, all created by a passion for tulips. In Holland people mortgaged their houses to buy and sell tulip bulbs for ever-increasing […]
CFFC: Finding Unique Events while Travelling
I’m always checking out posters and brochures while travelling as it’s a great way to find those one-of-a-kind events that aren’t in the the regular travel event listings. I saw […]
to Read on the Road: Holland
Quite by accident, the three novels I chose to take with me to Holland were all set back in the 1600s, the country’s Golden Age. The Girl with a Pearl Earring by Tracy […]
Cee’s Fun Foto Challenge: Pink Lotus Flower
A collection of images of the sacred pink lotus from home and Asia. In Phnom Penh’s main temple, the lotuses were sold in bunches for offerings, and there were so […]
