Interesting Places

The Giza Pyramids

October 14: The Giza Pyramids, standing against a crisp blue sky. Up close, they are even more breathtaking than imagined. They are the highlight of Egypt!

Strasbourg in the Rain

October 3: Dull skies rained steadily as we detoured into Strasbourg. But serendipity! There we found the best food and best music of our trip to the Rhine region.

October 4-8: In Colmar, four-hundred-year-old half-timbered houses line the canals, looking for all the world like gingerbread with thick pastel frosting. With that kind of charm, great local white wine, and fascinating history, even the rain couldn’t dampen our mood.

Freiburg im Breisgau

Friday, October 8: En route to the Black Forest, we stopped in Freiburg on a whim. Three unexpected and delightful surprises awaited us; we are so glad we stopped!

Our Second Favorite Place

September 20: Jean and I are at our second favorite place* on Earth – the town of Bol, Island of Brač. Yes, we are again back in Croatia on the Dalmatian Coast!

Our Favorite Places in Greece

August 24: Our Favorite Places in Greece: We have been in Greece for more than a month, and as we depart, I thought I’d share our favorites from the Hellenic Republic. Bet you can’t guess! They are not what we expected.

The Land of Blood and Honey

July 15-19: The Land of Blood and Honey: supposedly the word “Balkan” comes from Turkish “Bal”, honey, and “Kan”, blood. When the Ottoman Turks conquered this land in the 1300’s they found it rich, but hard. We found that still true today.

Dalmatia

July 2021: The Dalmatia Coast. Jean and I explored Sibenik, Dubrovnik, Hvar, and Split in the past couple of weeks. For highlights, read on!

Ston

July 3, Day 13: Jean and I enjoyed 4 days and nights in Luka Ston, on the Croatian Peljesac peninsula an hour or so north of Dubrovnik. The area remains a bit off the beaten path, and is rich in salt, oysters, seafood, olives, and wine. Is it our favorite Croatian place so far?

Definitely maybe. 🙂

Rovinj Perfect Day

June 26, Day 8: Our last day in Rovinj was perfect: a savored sunrise over the sea, an amazing run, a lazy wine lunch, and a sunset walk on the shore together. Perfect.