Category TRAVELING BITS
THE THRICE IN A LIFETIME BIT
They say breakfast is the most important meal of the day. And when it comes with a view like this one, I have to agree! My parents and I stumbled onto it the morning after arriving in Athens, Greece, and checking into the fancy Hotel Grande Bretagne on Syntagma Square. As we jet-laggily followed signs to a restaurant on the […]
THE WORLD ACCORDING TO A FOUR-YEAR-OLD BIT
It was a date that lived in infamy for me – the day I wasn’t allowed to visit Pearl Harbor because I was only four… I’ve since recognized the importance of keeping it peaceful at such hallowed places (at four, I might not have been relied on to do that). In any case, I think the rules there have changed since my rather distant […]
THE NOVA SCOTIA DREAMIN’ BIT
On such a winter’s day about two years ago, I was not in my home in L.A. – I was sitting on a player’s bench in a Cape Breton Island ice rink in Nova Scotia. And if I hadn’t been gasping for breath at the end of a recreation hockey championship game, I might have spared a second to […]
THE ZIP WHINING BIT
I was so thrilled to be going to a wedding on Catalina Island this Fall – I knew it’d be a blast! Ferry ride on the ocean. Welcoming party. Zip lining. Outdoor ceremony. Country club reception. Naturally, I’d have been honored to see dear Ms. Peden tie the knot anywhere but, you know, Catalina would be especially nice and – wait, what? Zip […]
THE BOATS, TRAPS AND AUTOMOBILES BIT (KILLARNEY, IRELAND – PART 2)
Happy Almost Thanksgiving! Before settling in with Mum for a day of serious eating and lounging, I thought I’d finish the story begun in my last post about the day I spent trekking through Killarney National Park. It was actually a marvelous collection of individual treks undertaken via the assortment of vehicles I’ve been listing. I was truly sad to see […]
THE BOATS, TRAPS AND AUTOMOBILES BIT (KILLARNEY, IRELAND – PART 1)
I strive to be a supportive friend, I really do! And when my dear pal Judy moved from L.A. to Ireland, I thought the least I could do was visit her as often as I could, because, hey – I’m a giver. My support has included: celebrating Judy’s 40th birthday with friends in a rented Irish castle; hitting a b&b along the dramatic Dingle […]
THE BIT WITH THE STATIONARY WHALE
To me, the town of Cambria is a little slice of heaven on the California coast! It’s got everything I want for a getaway: small-town feel; gorgeous views; trails to wander; and Wally the Water Treading Whale! Okay, not that last thing (but more about it later). I first visited Cambria over a decade ago, and I’ve […]
THE BIT ABOUT VIKING SCOREBOARD
So are Vikings trending right now? They’ve long been part of American culture as namesakes and mascots for everything from grade schools to an NFL team. There are even North American cities named “Viking.” But these days, you can also take a DNA test just to determine if you can claim a deeper Viking connection than the old alma mater. And they have their own […]
A TIDBIT
Greetings! Any ideas about where in the world this marker might lie? Next week, I’ll be posting the “saga” of my visit there!
TESSEROLOGY 