An Easy Day Trip From Barcelona A short trip out of Barcelona, Spain is to the mountain of Montserrat. It is a mountain famous for rock climbing, great hiking trails, grand vistas and is a religious site with a Basilica, monastery, convents and a number of shrines. Getting To The Mountain From Barcelona From BarcelonaContinue reading “Montserrat Mountain, Spain”
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Celebrating The Age Of Railroads In Florida
America owes much of what it has gained on the railroads. From the age of steam and the laying of tracks from coast to coast the United States became a great unified nation. Today there are people who are dedicated to keeping the American railroad story alive. In Florida there are five railroad museums worthyContinue reading “Celebrating The Age Of Railroads In Florida”
A Growing Concern In Barcelona
An Occassion For A Deep Dive Into Graffiti We have visited Barcelona a number of times over the past few years and love this city. We have been watching the reports on the Free Catalonia movement and the harsh reaction of the central Spanish government and have been concerned. This last visit revealed what weContinue reading “A Growing Concern In Barcelona”
More Visiting Gardens
Everyone loves gardens. We’re talking about flowers and trees and ornamental bushes. No matter where you travel there are always gardens to be explored and incredible gems to be discovered. It is difficult to spend time in a garden and not have your soul refreshed. “God Almighty first planted a garden. And indeed, it isContinue reading “More Visiting Gardens”
Growing Up In Washington
I was born in Washington D.C. and grew up in the suburbs. I moved away several times and ended up moving back twice – both times because of job transfers. I left for good about 45 years ago and have never thought of returning. Too expensive, political and government oriented. These images are from backContinue reading “Growing Up In Washington”
On Blogging – Pt. 3 More Questions
Just Trying To Understand This is the third in a series that explores what little I’ve learned about the world wide web and my attempts to grow traffic on the internet. Over the past four or five years I’ve read hundreds of articles and subscribed to services promising to show me how to increase trafficContinue reading “On Blogging – Pt. 3 More Questions”
The Intentional Travelers 