by Traveller | Oct 8, 2015 | Europe, United Kingdom
In all of my travels, my favorite place to visit is Southwestern Virginia. I’m sure part of the reason is that it’s where my family is from. It may also be because I’ve been visiting that part of the world for as long as I can remember. Or maybe...
by Traveller | Feb 14, 2014 | Europe, Spain
(Un)fortunately, this trip to Madrid and Tenerife proved relatively uneventful. I woke up with a sore throat thinking about the long flight to Madrid. This wasn’t going to be easy. I rarely get sick, but when I do, it’s usually a pretty rough time. And...
by Traveller | Nov 29, 2012 | Europe, Holland, Round The World
The guy next to me on the flight from Cape Town was very talkative. At some point during the flight, he was complaining about his three hour layover, which prompted me to counter with the 11 hour stint I have here in Amsterdam. Apparently, another guy on the plane...
by Traveller | Nov 22, 2012 | Denmark, Europe, Round The World
As I’m typing this, I’m sitting in the KLM Club at the Amsterdam Schipol Airport watching men standing in line for a service desk to zealously guard their frequent flier miles. My journey is about 38,000 miles. Jeeze. That’s a long way. Anyway,...
by Traveller | Nov 21, 2012 | Denmark, Europe, Round The World
I dreamt last night about trying to arrange dinner with all of the living former Presidents. George H. W. Bush, Bill Clinton, and George W. Bush were on board. But Jimmy Carter sang a song about there being no way he’d do it (the song had a mocking tone to it,...
by Traveller | Nov 20, 2012 | Denmark, Europe, Round The World
When I woke up this morning I had no idea where I was. As I stumbled out of bed I remembered when I stubbed my toe — hard — on the door jam of the bathroom. It seems like nearly every doorway in Denmark has a jam that’s at least 4 inches high. On...
