Top Tucson Attractions Not to Miss

Tucson, AZ

One of my dream trips: see the Grand Canyon and see the Grand Canyon we did.  We started our journey in the university town of Tucson and worked our way up the state to the Grand Canyon, hitting Phoenix, Jerome, Sedona, Flagstaff and then headed west to finish off in Vegas.   Words and pictures cannot […]

Two Treats at Borough Market

Borough Market - Cheese

Saturday is tomorrow and that always makes me excited because it means I know what I’m going to have for lunch… (ok, well maybe not every Saturday but one can dream and hope).  London’s Borough Market is one of the great wonders of the world and it is almost on my doorstep.  While every stall […]

Firenze shopping, plus a little eating and sightseeing

Florence Books

Florence was my home many moons ago, but it will always seem like a second home. Although I go back frequently, I just revisited the city with the three friends I shared an apartment with then.  We ate at our favorite restaurants, went to our favorite churches and museums but, of course, left time for […]

Five Things to do in Luang Prabang

Luang Prebang

After a day and a half spent in Bangkok Airport trying to get to Laos while flights were being cancelled left and right, We finally made it… but to Chiang Mai!  For some reason, Thai pilots have a really hard time landing in Luang Prabang.  (They almost wouldn’t let us off the plane but a […]