Sea lions make me smile. Like us, they are social animals. I was constantly drawn both to their interactions and solitary meanderings. Sea lions are vocal. They would have appreciated Emile Zola’s quip: “I am here to live out loud!”And they…
Yearly Archives: 2015
Lights. Camera. Jump!
It happened again. I got something stuck in my head telling me I was a wimp. Why do I let these notions gnaw at me? I can only take so much of that. It was time to take steps. I…
Posted in Just for Fun
Plane tickets
Did you get your tickets yet? Plane travel is expensive. When I was younger, I collected airline points for free trips but that became irritating and almost stifling so I stopped. Now I just look for the best price I can…
Posted in Travel Know How
Aboriginal rock art
Australia, Northwest Territory. Here are some photos of Aboriginal Rock Art. I spoke of this in Chapter 18 of TATTOO: “Some of the rock had what looked like colorful but weathered graffiti that was called ‘rock art.’ The art is…
Posted in World Glimpses
Italian itinerary
There are many itinerary ideas available for Italy, so why not one more? (This itinerary was for two travelers who both like history and hiking. My traveling companion had never been to Italy and had not traveled much.) Note: Italy today is not the…
Posted in Thinking Travel
