My father’s family had come from the Abruzzo region of Italy just a century ago. I don’t know why but I felt beholden to get there. My father came from a family of people who cooked polenta and made red…
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Mesa Verde
Mesa Verde is a National Park at the intersection of four states (Utah, Colorado, Utah and New Mexico). I was on a road trip around Southern Utah and stumbled upon it, high up on a ledge with greenery way, way down…
Posted in Found in the USA
Great Wall of China
China. When I was growing up and there was a road construction project that seemed to be taking much too long, people would suggest that they must be building the Great Wall of China. When you were digging a deep hole in…
Posted in World Glimpses
Fort McLeod
My grandmother was born in 1890 on Prince Edward’s Island in Canada. Growing up, she spoke English but could also speak some French and a bit of the local Native American language. When I was growing up, a familiar sight…
Posted in Just for Fun
Kansas Itinerary
This was my itinerary for a 5-day (Friday-Tuesday) sprint around the State of Kansas some years past. If you are considering a trip there, you may find some ideas for your itinerary here. Coming from Boston, I took a plane…
Posted in Thinking Travel
