The Intentional Traveler

Airline Baggage Fees 2025 • What To Expect

So far this year we’ve taken eight flights – all international and we’ve come to realize that we just don’t know what our bags will cost until we check-in at the counter. Twice we expected to pay US$70 per bag and nobody asked for money. On one flight we were told that a carry-on weighingContinue reading “Airline Baggage Fees 2025 • What To Expect”

A Difficult Side Of Travel

Beggars And The Homeless A long time ago I spent some time in Florence, Italy and got to be friends with an Italian girl. As we walked around the city, every few blocks there would be a beggar, mostly older women, just sitting on the sidewalk usually on a blanket. As we passed each one,Continue reading “A Difficult Side Of Travel”

Masters Of Photography

And Their Photographs I’ve spent much of my life in photography including an education in photography, photographic science and bio-medical photography. Even before that I was exposed to photography through visiting exhibits like the Museum of Modern Art’s photographic exhibit “The Family of Man”* and working with my father in his darkroom. In the NavyContinue reading “Masters Of Photography”

Todays Image • Esztergom, Hungary

Esztergom, Hungary is located about 44 miles from Budapest and was originally the religious and political center of Hungary. Featured above is the Basilica of Esztergom, Esztergom Castle and Vizivaros Parish Church. The Basilica of Esztergom, is a Roman Catholic basilica and the largest Christian building in Hungary. Located on a hill high above theContinue reading “Todays Image • Esztergom, Hungary”

Hubbard Glacier And Calving

One of the most thrilling sights on an Alaska cruise is encountering a glacier terminating at the sea. The two most often visited by cruise ships are Dawes Glacier and the much larger Hubbard Glacier. Dawes is located some distance up Tracy Arm Fjord while Hubbard is on a bay open to the ocean. IfContinue reading “Hubbard Glacier And Calving”

Todays Image • Linville Falls

Linville Falls on the Blue Ridge Parkway consists of two different trails along with several wilderness trails for serious hiking: The falls trails are the upper twin falls, and the trail to the larger lower falls. The trails are marked leading to these falls, with the lower falls being visible from the upper twin fallsContinue reading “Todays Image • Linville Falls”