My mother was an adventurous sort - sometimes recklessly so! The guide book said 'do not drink local milk products'. So of course she immediately bought and drank a strawberry milk 'shake' from a local woman's roadside stand! Luckily, no harm done. But when we were in Marrakesh it was so incredibly hot that she …
Marrakesh
On the eve of the 50th anniversary (yikes!) of the moon landing, I thought I'd write a little more about that summer trip to Morocco (see earlier post Madrid-Tangier). After that craziness on the flight to Tangier (July 16), we knew that our astronauts were on their way to the moon. We spent a few …
Prague 2003
My mother lived in Prague from 1990 to 2008, and so we visited her quite a number of times. If you do not know the city, it is charming, easy to navigate, affordable, and friendly. There are so many sights Prague, as well as great day trips out of the city such as Pilsen (yes, …
Follies at the Opera
I am an opera buff, I am not ashamed to admit. I have seen operas in New York, Florida, London, Prague, Italy, and more. But not all evenings went as well as I had anticipated. New York Metropolitan Opera, January 1996 My father and I were so excited to be at this gala event at …
Trans Siberia Part 2 (Ulan Ude to Beijing)
Saturday, July 5: We are anxious to cross into Mongolia and some new scenery! We arrived at the Russian border town of Naushki at around 7PM. The guards board the train and you can't get off until they finish their inspections. But there were no vendors here any way. Which is ridiculous as the train …
Trans Siberia – Part 1 (Moscow to Ulan Ude)
In 2008, my mother was leaving Prague after living there for 18 years and was moving back to the US. As a farewell trip, she and I decided to take the Trans Siberian railroad across Russia. We have talked about it for years and decided it was now or never. Monday, June 30: Direct …
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The Matterhorn
July 1994 we traveled by car through Switzerland. What an experience! From Zurich to Lucerne to Interlaken over to Montreux and Vevey and Lausanne and Geneva, it was quite a wonderful drive. Cheese and wine and chalets and Alps: what's not to love? We bought fruit and olive oil at farmer’s markets, sampled cheese at dairy …
Haiti
Back in the days before the internet (gasp!) we had to call the airlines to make reservations. My mother would sit for hours in the middle of the night, when you were guaranteed to get an agent to help, and ask about deals! In 1967 she found quite a bargain - you could fly to …
the (mis)adventures of a traveling life 