Today is Veterans Day in the US, and it’s great to see people posting comments honoring those who serve to protect our country. They are men, women, transgender, and all races, colors and creeds. They all share one thing in… Read More ›
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Fires In Southern California – Malibu Under Evacuation Orders. Thousand Oaks Impacted Again.
“Woolsey fire forces mass evacuations from Malibu to Calabasas; many homes lost” This is the current headline on the Los Angeles Times website: a very bad day in Los Angeles, as the city of Malibu is under mandatory evacuation due… Read More ›
“Taking The Waters” In Budapest! Peek Inside The Baths At Gellert Spa! Hungary’s History Along The Danube!
Ready To Enter The Legendary Gellert Spa and Baths? Ready to “take the waters?” Well, when you are in Budapest Hungary – it’s mandatory! Walking Past History! Every day is Budapest is a visual treat: since the Danube River was… Read More ›
My “Road Trip” From Venice To Paris – By Train! Watching History Pass By On The Orient Express!
Time For A “Road Trip” On The Orient Express! My Blogging friend Lorna has a great weekly writing prompt, which you can see here: https://ginlemonade.com/2018/10/28/an-extra-hour-a-writing-prompt/ Lorna’s website gives other bloggers a chance to share stories – and this week she… Read More ›
Venice Italy’s “Lace Island”! Burano’s Legendary Lace Shops! Keith Richards’ Favorite Risotto!
A #wanderlust Venice Adventure! As we all go through our various levels of #QuarantineLife, my wife Alex and I have persevered by planning another trip to explore the world – as soon as it reopens! Looking back at one of… Read More ›
Hurricane Walaka Wipes Out East Island! Surveying The Devastation And Impact To Sea Turtles…
One of the world’s most beautiful – and smallest – islands is no more…as The Huffington Post Reports: A powerful hurricane in the eastern Pacific washed away an 11-acre island in the French Frigate Shoals, part of a national monument… Read More ›
“Hitch Hiking” #7! California’s Amazing Coastline! Hitchcock’s “Family Plot” Swan Song! Point Reyes National Park!
Welcome To Point Reyes National Seashore! One of the great things about living in a coastal state is that you can travel to some the most beautiful coastlines in the world! I live in Los Angeles, and you can drive… Read More ›
“Pick-Up!” A Wild 1975 Exploitation Film! You Have To See It To Believe It! Obscure “Orgy” Too!
Get Ready For A Mind-Altering Head Trip Thanks To “Pick-Up!” Yes, that’s a clown out in a field – because the 70’s were full of exploitation films that played drive-ins across the country, but every once in awhile, one with… Read More ›
Three Travel Books That Inspire “Wanderlust!” Planes! Trains And Automobiles To The Far Corners Of The World!
Three Travel Books That Gave Me Wanderlust! I love books. I love to read. I love to travel. I am about to take a plane, a boat, a train and who knows what else…with that setup, I also know there… Read More ›
“Theater Of Fish!” Terrific Memoir Of Newfoundland, Labrador And The Collapse Of Cod!
Welcome To Newfoundland! Yes, it’s a country that many people don’t know much about, and yes, it has icebergs that drop in all the time, providing amazing pics like these! It’s OK if you aren’t quite sure where you are,… Read More ›