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by Guest Blogger, Kate Dernocoeur For two years (thank you, Covid), reservations for a three-night stay in Norway’s second-largest city lingered, awaiting my eventual arrival. At last! The opportunity came and I grabbed it. I’ll just put it out there: I fell in love with Bergen. Traveling on...
by Kate Dernocoeur, guest blogger We went to Nazaré at the suggestion of my longtime friend and master trip organizer, Linda. Our group of six had just completed our main objective (see Generally Write, May 19) and rode the bus two hours north of Lisbon to Nazaré for a couple of days of...
by Judy Bereza, guest blogger “Sicily is not Italy.” That is the mantra we heard repeated frequently by Sicilians.” They will remind you that they are an island unto themselves with their own heritage, language, and culture. It is an fascinating paradox of a people...
by Kate Dernocoeur, guest blogger As my gateway city to Portugal, Lisbon served (in my mind) only as the place where I would join up with my group. With my attention on the long walk we had ahead, I entered Lisboa, as the locals call it, a bit haphazardly (Lisbon is just the...
By Kate Dernocouer, guest blogger On the eve of unleashing my incurable wanderlust from its two years of Covid-19 restraint, I feel like Snow White awakening from her long sleep. I fret a little about how rusty I am, even for the task of packing for my first of several long-awaited...
Cock-a-doodle-doo! The mystifying reality of waking to a crowing rooster ‘in town’. By Peggy DePersia, guest blogger, OK. So, you’ve visited ‘The Hemingway House’, toured the Truman (southern) White House, traveled the historic district’s distinctive island architecture via the open air conch...
“And Como, ye have left your beauty with me.” William Wordsworth “When you write the story of two happy lovers, let the story be set on the banks of Lake Como”. Franz Liszt “This lake exceeds anything I have ever beheld in beauty”. Percy Bysshe Shelley Lake Como by Judy...
My long time friend, Ginny Michaux, has written a fascinating futuristic novel about the impacts of climate change. Joining the ranks of Science Fiction writers, she shares her vision of what life could be like if we don’t take action now. In this, a guest blog, we get a peek at the...
by Ginny Michaux, Guest Blogger There is something freeing about traveling alone. You find yourself noticing other people and your surroundings more. You are likely to speak to people much more often. There is always a little bit of wariness when you are anyone traveling alone. But, given...
by Judy Bereza, Guest blogger If you think that the current American version of a Spa is a relatively new concept, think again. The “Great American Spa” was actually developed in the early 20th century around natural hot springs in, you guessed it, Hot Springs Arkansas,now the site of Hot...