Category Archives: Odds n’ Ends

Love Locks Become An Epidemic

A Statement of Love Goes Viral We weren’t aware of love locks before about a decade or so ago but now as we travel we come across collections of padlocks attached to bridges, fences and other public structures everywhere. It wasn’t difficult to figure out what was going on by all the couples names engravedContinue reading “Love Locks Become An Epidemic”

Clothes & Packing Ideas For Travel

The Right Clothes and the Right Gear Make all the Difference We’ve been doing a lot of traveling for around forty years and for the past couple of decades many of our trips can be as long as 30 days. Even on long trips people are amazed at how little luggage we have. Traveling lightContinue reading “Clothes & Packing Ideas For Travel”

The Historic Charleston, South Carolina

Spend Some Time With A Classy Lady It has been a number of years (actually a few decades) since we last visited and, while it is hard to believe that a city, which is over two and a half centuries old, can change a lot in that time, it really has and much for theContinue reading “The Historic Charleston, South Carolina”

International Travel? What’s In Your Wallet?

A Cautionary Tale Janet and her husband, Paul had just arrived in Switzerland one afternoon. Janet laid down for a rest while Paul went out to find a coffee shop. Two hours later Janet woke up to find that Paul hadn’t returned. She went down and checked at the front desk but nobody had anyContinue reading “International Travel? What’s In Your Wallet?”