Vacations are a time to get away from everything and do something out of the ordinary in your life, but vacations can also be a stressful time where you are faced with issues and moments not present in the normal course of your life. On my recent trip to London, England there was a lot… Continue reading DON’T LET DISCOURAGEMENT RUIN YOUR VACATION
The news out of Gilroy, California is tragic today. Three people were killed for no apparent reason except that a man decided he could. Senseless and horrible are the only way to describe acts like this. Gilroy has been putting on a garlic festival every year for a long time. It is usually a fun… Continue reading ANOTHER MURDEROUS RAMPAGE
Summertimes in Northern California have always been hot. When I was in high school it wasn't uncommon for it to get to 110 degrees Fahrenheit during the summer months. It usually didn't stay that hot, but it did get hot. And winter months were wet, starting in November and on into February. We sometimes had… Continue reading SUMMERTIME AND WINTER WEATHER
Yesterday's post went online without a title. I couldn't think of anything that would be appropriate for it. I just kept thinking about our young room steward telling us about leaving Acapulco, Mexico because of the 'bad people'. I can't forget his face or the fact that he chose to separate himself from his family… Continue reading SOMETIMES THERE JUST ISN’T A TITLE
One of the things I enjoy about taking a vacation onboard a cruise ship is the service you receive. Your room has a room steward assigned to it and throughout your time on the ship, your room steward takes care of your room...cleans, makes beds, brings clean linen, takes out the trash and attends to… Continue reading
So, the vacation is over, all the preparations fulfilled, all the stops visited, all the hustle and bustle calmed and life starts to flow more gently once more. Isn't it strange? You work yourself up to go on this trip, you run through each day; it's over and the trip home is more harrowing than… Continue reading BACK TO NORMAL
Finally we came to the beginning of our cruise. We had a private bus from London to the ship with a stopover at Stonehenge. It was a very interesting site, but, as with all these sites nowadays, it was all roped off and you couldn't get closer that about 40 or 50 feet. The line… Continue reading CRUISE TIME
Busy streets, crowded sidewalks; but no honking horns, no one shouting, or shoving. They rush to the Underground, board, get off, push en mass up to the streets and go quietly about their lives. Street performers nearly everywhere you go...some quite good, playing guitars, fiddles, violins, bagpipes, singing. And the homeless....four years ago we saw… Continue reading THE SIGHTS AND SOUNDS OF LONDON
On our first day in England we walked to Vauxhall Train station and went to Windsor Castle, which is about an hour's ride outside London. I pictured a castle set in a broad, green park, but it is actually set in a small village called Windsor. Very old and quaint. We ate at a bar… Continue reading LONDON AT LAST
So the vacation is over and it was great, but now it is time to head home. Time to leave room service and days of relaxation behind and muscle through the process of getting through the airport, through security, and onto your plane and endure that long flight. Time to retrace your steps, gather your… Continue reading POST VACATION BLUES
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