On Saturday I had lunch with Queen Victoria in Asia. One of the interesting things about Istanbul is that the city is located on two continents – Europe and Asia – separated by the Bosphorus, which connects the Black Sea with the Sea of Marmara (and eventually the Mediterranean). So to hop to another continent [...Read more]
I’m wondering if I’ve missed out on my chance to run off with a Turkish man 10 years younger than me by turning down his offers to: 1) take me to lunch, 2) take me to dinner, 3) take me on a tour of Topkapi Palace, 4) sell me a Turkish carpet for $850. Ah the lost opportunities in [...Read more]
Traveling is serious business these days. The TSA requirements alone can give you a headache. And just when you have the 3-ounce liquid rule figured out, they tell you not to go to the bathroom for the last half hour of the flight. Oh wait. They rescinded that one, didn’t they? Better go check their [...Read more]
What is hurling anyway? I only knew it was an obscure Irish sport that had ruined my plans for an evening of Irish music in a cozy pub. I’d chosen Kilkenny for my first night in the south of Ireland because of their reputation for nightly non-stop Irish music. I’d had visions of drinking Guinness [...Read more]
In Greece, guard rails must be for sissies. There were certainly none on this winding mountain road across the Peloponnese. And I wasn’t too confident about the brakes on my rented, somewhat battered, Nissan Sunny since the car teetered on the edge of a skid on every wet curve in the road. It was the [...Read more]
…and when I am, this blog will have live “from the road” updates. When I’m not traveling (which, alas, is most of the time), I’ll be living vicariously by posting about previous travels.