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New Haven

Why not spend a weekend in New Haven, Connecticut?   I generally take the Amtrak train from Boston and enjoy the coastal view outside the train window. On a Friday, you can take a Shuttle bus from Union Station to

Posted in Thinking Travel

Black Sands of Iceland

Black Sands Meditation. So my great, great grandmother accepted boat passage to Prince Edward’s Island with its red sands. The other women all told her it was mad and that her petticoats would never come clean. They disapproved of her

Posted in Just for Fun

Galapagos Islands

Why would I want to re-visit the Galapagos Islands? The wildlife was unabashedly interested in humans. That’s why. There were always curious sea lions, red and quick footed Sally Light Fish Crab, bored iguanas and sometimes, nosey blue-footed boobies.  My

Posted in World Glimpses

Itinerary for Germany

This is a 2.5 week itinerary from a trip this year (2016) to Germany. I had been to the Rhineland decades earlier so this loops from Frankfurt to Munich to Berlin to Hamburg and back with a lot in between. I

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Berkeley break

Berkeley, California. (The question––would I spend more time in San Francisco or combine it with Berkeley? I love San Francisco, but if you have a week, I would suggest beginning or ending with a couple of days in Berkeley.) Berkeley

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