I love a great meal, but I’m not a foodie. A hint of black truffles in the soup? I have no idea what that means. Recently I saw a wine menu which described one choice as having hints of “dust… Read More ›
Expat life
A Peter Turnley Seminar in Paris
Photo credit: Amy Meeker (thank goodness for the iPhone!) As much as people may laugh about this, I consider our current pursuits our jobs. Sure we are living in Paris, and certainly we enjoy the rewards of full time travel,… Read More ›
The Valley of the Beautiful Women: Eger, Hungary
Pat ran ahead to take photos, so I wasn’t surprised to learn the raucous laughter emanated from a troupe of women aping for his camera. All wore matching, blue, calico smocks over bleached white blouses which perfectly matched their frothy… Read More ›
Amish Country: Lancaster, Pennsylvania
Growing up, my father loved to spend the weekend in Lancaster, Pennsylvania – or as he called it “Amish Country”. To this day, I associate this rural, farming county in eastern Pennsylvania with him. For years, we pulled our travel… Read More ›
The Trip Home
Early Monday morning, Pat and I crawled out of bed in anticipation of our 5:30 taxi pickup to the Budapest airport. As Pat took his shower, I read a blog comment from a friend – a quote from Lao Tzu,… Read More ›
The World In Between 