Literary Sightseeing: Sicily and Rome
Where to begin? There are so many good books set in and about Italy. The list is ever expanding. Travelogue, historical fiction, contemporary fiction, and [...]
February 2017
January 2017
The Packing Battle – Round 3: International
The Packing Battle- Round 3: International Carry On Bags When traveling overseas, I give a lot of thought to my carry on bag. I know I [...]
The Packing Battle – Round 2: Toiletries
The Packing Battle-Round 2: Toiletries Second in a series about packing issues. First in the series was about taking vs. wearing what you take on your [...]
The Packing Battle: Packed vs. Wore
The Packing Battle: What I Packed vs. What I Wore Packing for trips is always a challenge: figuring out the list of what to take, how [...]
December 2016
Mind Mapping for Travel Planning
In this post, I want to describe my travel planning process for a particular trip and a neat technique for getting all this organized. After choosing [...]