More than just tulips and windmills The Netherlands has a charm and uniqueness that far outweighs its size — the Dutch number less than 20 million, all crammed in a space about the size of...
Travel brings a sense of delight and wonder that never stops no matter what age you are… and it is the crown jewel of retirement. In this day and age, travel can mean almost anything you want it to -- from world wide tours to a weekend in the mountains.
We'll focus a lot of attention on travel because we have a passion for it. But we won't do it in a conventional way -- you can get typical trips on other websites. Instead, we'll cover topics and ideas that you won't find anywhere else, to take you a little off the beaten track, but not so much as to make such trips more work than pleasure.
Touring Southern Normandy
Exploring France’s medieval heritage. In two earlier articles we outlined tours of Upper Normandy (Haute Normandie), around the vicinity of its regional capital, Rouen. Now we move on to Lower...
Exploring the True World
Articles against the fallacies of travel. Everywhere you turn some sales organization is telling you to travel. Take a ship, or a plane, take an adventure, ride a camel, sleep in a hut in Indonesia...
Surfing NYC
Hot dogs, baseball, and big waves. Surf City, Jan & Dean Move over Jan & Dean. Hey Beach Boys, if you want to ride the really big waves, take the A Train out to Queens. Forget Waimea Bay, the...
The Loire Valley
France at it most Medieval A visit to this region of France, a short drive from Paris, will make you feel as though you’ve stepped back in time. During the Middle Ages, royal families came here...
Napa Valley
In “Wineries Italian Style”, I argued that the experience of wine tasting in Italy is so much better than in the U.S. I’ve been to Napa and to many of the wineries throughout New...
Calabria, Italy
Italy at its most authentic If you want Italy devoid of tourists and touristy stuff, the toe of the boot is the place for you. You’re not likely to hear an American ordering a latte’ at...
Puglia
Get there before the invasion begins. Apulia, or as we say in the U.S., Puglia — pronounced pool-ya — is at the heel of the Italian boot. Having traveled extensively throughout Italy...
Sardinia — Part 3
Canyons, seascapes, murals, and more medieval villages. The third itinerary covers the eastern coast of Sardinia. On this tour you’ll find a very different mix. We start with a town known for...
Sardinia — Part 2
Medieval mountaintop towns and old fishing villages In this second itinerary we travel through the northwestern portion of Sardinia. This will be a very different experience from the first tour...
