I only took three overseas trips in the year of 2019, but the nature of those trips made the year remarkably fulfilling. I visited 8…
My last trip of 2019 was epic by any measure. I spent close to two weeks in Israel for the very first time in my…
The trip almost did not happen at the very last moment. We were waiting for boarding our outbound flight only to be told that it…
As is always the case on our family travels, should you have been following my lovely wife on social media you would have known by…
I have managed trips to 4 foreign countries over the course of 2018 (Scotland, France, Greece, Italy), of which one was a fairly triumphant first.…
This was not exactly a spontaneous trip – we planned it almost three months in advance – but it did come up fairly spontaneously back…
The quirks of family vacation planning this year conspired to put two amazing trips within a short interval of each other. Less than 4 weeks…
Those who follow my better half on Facebook are well aware that we have just spent over a week in France. Those who don’t know…
Another best-buddies whisky discovery trip is in the annals of history. When we did our first one, we came back with a clear feeling that…
Year 2017 continued the slowing trajectory established by the preceding year in terms of my travels. I again visited only 4 foreign countries (Ireland, United…
Our latest visit to Costa Brava has run its course. We return regularly and always greatly enjoy both the breathtaking scenery and the superb company,…
For a good half of the last year, it looked as if it would be hopelessly behind its predecessor in terms of travel accomplished for its duration.…
So I spent another week abroad. This time I went to Vienna, a city that I count among my favorites despite the fact that I…
Fun trips are coming thick and fast in the second half of this year for me. I am still several photo-essays away from completing the…
Those who follow my lovely wife’s Facebook updates are probably aware that we just spent an extended weekend in the California Wine Country. This particular…
We always have memorable vacations. Whether it is through mixing detailed planning and potential for spontaneity, combining specific destinations and experiences with periods of pleasant…
At the beginning of the last year, I wrote this piece on travel and obligations, where I predicted my travel plans for the year. Although…
We turn our attention to destinations within the great United States of ours rather infrequently. In half a dozen years since our repatriation from England…
3 countries, all visited for the first time. 4 major towns, each explored in significant depth. Several day-trip excursions of varying durations. 6 UNESCO sites…
It has been nearly two years since the last time we took a family trip where all five of us were present. One could say…