Category Archives: Travel
Iceland | Toussaint 2019
A tourism explosion hit Iceland after the banking crisis, filling a gap (sorry, gaping hole) in the economy. Visitors now easily outnumber locals in a country of less than 400,000 and it shows. If the tales are to be believed,
Iceland | Toussaint 2019
A tourism explosion hit Iceland after the banking crisis, filling a gap (sorry, gaping hole) in the economy. Visitors now easily outnumber locals in a country of less than 400,000 and it shows. If the tales are to be believed,
Île d’Oléron | Spring 2018
Our third stay on the Île d’Oléron (previously: 2017, 2015) did include some things new, among them a day trip to the Île d’Aix. It’s an interesting place for a walk or short bike ride but felt a bit too much like
Île d’Oléron | Spring 2018
Our third stay on the Île d’Oléron (previously: 2017, 2015) did include some things new, among them a day trip to the Île d’Aix. It’s an interesting place for a walk or short bike ride but felt a bit too much like
Grimentz, Switzerland | 2018 winter vacation
Years ago I was impressed with Joseph being on a ski lift, never mind coming down the easiest of slopes. Now, not so much. It seems even the camera knows that this is not a shot worth capturing anymore, as it
Grimentz, Switzerland | 2018 winter vacation
Years ago I was impressed with Joseph being on a ski lift, never mind coming down the easiest of slopes. Now, not so much. It seems even the camera knows that this is not a shot worth capturing anymore, as it
Côte de granit rose
It was early morning, returning from the boulangerie in Perros-Guirec. I was listening to Wait, Wait, Don’t Tell Me with Not My Job guest Alan Page. The connection here is slim — we were staying on the Côte de granit
Côte de granit rose
It was early morning, returning from the boulangerie in Perros-Guirec. I was listening to Wait, Wait, Don’t Tell Me with Not My Job guest Alan Page. The connection here is slim — we were staying on the Côte de granit
Île d’Oléron | Spring vacation 2017
Sailing lessons, the Marais aux Oiseaux, Les Jardins Botaniques de la Boirie, and the Eglise Saint-Georges were the highlights of our spring 2017 trip to the Île d’Oléron. We last visited in 2015; that preceded our shorter trip to the neighboring Île de Ré in 2016. We
Île d’Oléron | Spring vacation 2017
Sailing lessons, the Marais aux Oiseaux, Les Jardins Botaniques de la Boirie, and the Eglise Saint-Georges were the highlights of our spring 2017 trip to the Île d’Oléron. We last visited in 2015; that preceded our shorter trip to the neighboring Île de Ré in 2016. We
Saint-Luc, Switzerland | 2017 winter vacation
It’s our 7th “ski vacation” and, for the first time, we returned to the same valley. Having gone to Zinal in 2014, we returned to the Val d’Anniviers in Switzerland, this time in the town of Saint-Luc. From Sierre, Saint-Luc is not as far
Saint-Luc, Switzerland | 2017 winter vacation
It’s our 7th “ski vacation” and, for the first time, we returned to the same valley. Having gone to Zinal in 2014, we returned to the Val d’Anniviers in Switzerland, this time in the town of Saint-Luc. From Sierre, Saint-Luc is not as far
Normandie | Toussaint vacation 2016
We spent 4 days/5 nights in a house in Le Bourg-Dun, France just under 4 km from the beach. The weather was finer than we might have imagined yet we still used the fireplace daily. In a rental with a tiny, oven-less kitchen, the fireplace proved a real
Normandie | Toussaint vacation 2016
We spent 4 days/5 nights in a house in Le Bourg-Dun, France just under 4 km from the beach. The weather was finer than we might have imagined yet we still used the fireplace daily. In a rental with a tiny, oven-less kitchen, the fireplace proved a real
Last images of the Argonne
Not fitting into any story nor neat category are these few more images from our spring time trip to the Argonne. A few of these have been (more than usual) heavily manipulated in Adobe Lightroom. The power of what a computer can
Last images of the Argonne
Not fitting into any story nor neat category are these few more images from our spring time trip to the Argonne. A few of these have been (more than usual) heavily manipulated in Adobe Lightroom. The power of what a computer can
Reims | Spring 2016
Our travel east from Paris to Verdun and the Argonne forest was through Reims. Before the return train, we quickly visited the cathedral. Restoration work continues on the west front — and, coincidentally, to a portion of the nearby Carnegie library.
Reims | Spring 2016
Our travel east from Paris to Verdun and the Argonne forest was through Reims. Before the return train, we quickly visited the cathedral. Restoration work continues on the west front — and, coincidentally, to a portion of the nearby Carnegie library.
The great war
Cousins raised as brothers — four boys from two sisters who married two brothers — only one would survive the Great War.
The great war
Cousins raised as brothers — four boys from two sisters who married two brothers — only one would survive the Great War.
The Campmobile 