Yearly Archives: 2019

White Mountains

The autumn is a wonderful time to spend a weekend in the White Mountains of New Hampshire.   For me, it gets a bit chilly for a tent at this time of year.  But that’s OK because of the White

Posted in Thinking Travel

Keçagi in Konya

From a distance, it looked like an Alice in Wonderland playing card was looking in my direction.  Lewis Carroll’s Wonderland was a bit unnerving, but I liked playing cards.  Before first grade, my Aunt Ann had taught me how to

Posted in Just for Fun

Teshie Coffins

Ghana.  In the Town of Teshie are celebrated coffin makers.  They will carve a coffin in whatever shape you like (planes, cars, lions, etc.).   This was a novel idea for me. What shape would I want for my coffin?

Posted in World Glimpses

Maritimes Itinerary

MARITIME PROVINCES OF NOVA SCOTIA AND PRINCE EDWARD ISLAND – 2019 If you are considering a trip to Halifax and the Canadian Maritimes, this itinerary worked well for me. I was planning a road trip to Nova Scotia and Prince

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Jantar Mantar

In the Indian State of Rajasthan, sets the Amber Palace next to the City of Jaipur.   In the 1700s, a local prince constructed this palace with huge architectural astronomical instruments, referred to as the Jantar Mantar. According to Wikipedia, it

Posted in World Glimpses