PARIS.  Though decades ago already, I still recall my first full day in Paris.  It was in June. I had only a week to take in the sights and so got right to work. As is my custom, I walked…

Kocula is an island off the Croatian coast.  It was beautiful; it was quiet.  After basking in the main center for a day, I was ready for something new but I had a full day left there.  What to do?…

From Ghana, is this story about road kill. Roaming around Ghana are many sheep and goats. But if you come upon an animal run over by a vehicle, it will almost always be a sheep. I confess I had not noticed…

Yosemite National Park, California:  After a drive on winding roads through picturesque mountains, I pulled over at the Mariposa Grove. I wanted to take a closer look at the big trees. The National Park Service says: “The Mariposa Grove, near…

Beauty lies in the eye of the beholder, so they say.  (Some say Plato said it first.) Where is the most beautiful place ever I have visited?  As I know what I like, that is an easy question for me.…