Bellisimo! Such is Venezia. We had a wonderful day, our first full one this trip. We headed off in the opposite direction from yesterday, starting on the tourist main route to head over to San Marcos, but making numerous detours on the way. It is these back streets that we love, away from most of […]

Those have traveled overseas know what it is like. If you are lucky enough to get an upgrade, fabulous, but — and this is another of those BIG BUTS — we mere peons usually end up in Cattle Car, albeit upgrading to the extra-leg category. Arnie always chooses an aisle, and I the window. That […]

The last day of any of our workshops is always a little sad. People who met less than a week ago feel as though they have known one another forever. Old friends from other workshops have enjoyed their reunion and wonder or plan when they will next meet up. Fortunately, most of our group had […]