Journal Entries
I try to do or make interesting things on a regular basis. Here are some words and photos about my exploits.
Nice, France
September 6, 2008
OK, so apparently this is how it’s going to work, at least for now: when I feel like it I’ll type up the previous few days’ worth of blarney, and on nights like tonight when ...
Lyon, France
September 4, 2008
Dropped Steve and the kids off at school, then drove up to Lyon. Walked around Vieux Lyon, Croix Rousse, and the center of the city. Nice breakfast pastry and coffee, and a good lunch of ...
St. Genis Laval (Lyon), France
September 3, 2008
Lazy day today. Up around 09:00, walked with Nicole and the kids up to the bio market and bakery, had a croissant and coffe at a cafe on the main square, home for pannenkoeken lunch, ...
Brussels, Belgium
September 1, 2008
Woke up on my own around 07:45. Much easier to get out of bed when you know you don’t have to do much of anything today: no packing, moving, schlepping stuff around. Rode into town ...
Amsterdam to Brussels, Belgium
August 31, 2008
Intro and disclaimer: this is my first posting with “an audience” and it’s going to take me some getting used to. Bear with me for a bit while I get the hang of things. So… ...
Zwolle, Netherlands
August 23, 2008
No, this isn’t The Trip, yet. More of a trial run, a shakedown cruise to visit my friends Igor, Lara, and their daughter Iva and to say goodbye. So far so good, only some mild ...
Riga, Latvia
May 13, 2008
Took advantage of the long holiday weekend to make another city trip – a short hop up to Riga, Latvia. ...
Vilnius, Lithuania
May 5, 2008
Last Thursday was a holiday in the Netherlands, so I took Friday off and made a short hop over to Vilnius, Lithuania, for a long long-weekend. It was a very nice trip: beautiful old town, ...
Circleville, Ohio
January 15, 2008
Went home to Ohio for 5 weeks to help my parents move from their house of 36 years to a new place down in Waverly. Lots of work moving, trashing, donating, selling all the junk. ...
Nepal
November 25, 2007
Took a 15-day trip to Nepal for some trekking, whitewater rafting, elephant riding, etc. Great trip! ...
Tibet
August 26, 1990
In another from my “blast from the past” series, I found some negatives from my travels through Tibet back in the summer of ...