Category Archives: travel

Hawaiian color for those still waiting for spring

Posted on March 18, 2013 by stillalife

This time of year, those of us who live in the northern temperate zone, which Wikipedia calls the “tepid  latitudes,” begin to stretch and wake up from winter with the arrival of the pastels of cherry and apple blossoms, and … Continue reading →

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Not just tourists?

Posted on March 17, 2013 by stillalife

How long does it take to switch from being “just a tourist” to living a bit more like the locals when you visit a new city and why would anyone want to make this switch? I ask this question, because … Continue reading →

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Travel alone or in a crowd?

Posted on October 12, 2012 by stillalife

To travel alone or in a group? Choose your own hotels or let someone else select and book them for you? Go with a guide who maps out plans for every day you’re on the road and arranges for most of your … Continue reading →

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“Open in 1,000 years”

Posted on October 10, 2012 by stillalife

‘Young’ and ‘old’ are ways to characterize any number of living things; they can also describe cities. About ten years ago I co-chaired a time capsule project, which was one part of our city’s fiftieth anniversary celebration. The capsule instructions … Continue reading →

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Eye- and mind-opening experiences

Posted on October 8, 2012 by stillalife

Sunday, my minister said that in growing  older he was becoming less judgmental and slower to make assumptions. For those of us who feel that aging isn’t making us wiser, perhaps travel can step in and help us achieve the … Continue reading →

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Cultural exchanges

Posted on October 4, 2012 by stillalife

How much can we learn about the culture of a country when we spend one night here, two nights there and pass through many towns and cities in the space of a few weeks? That’s the question I’ve asked myself … Continue reading →

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Dining Spanish style

Posted on October 2, 2012 by stillalife

We’re home from Spain, where I discovered that blogging with WordPress on an iPad was more technologically challenging than I could deal with on a regular basis.  Or maybe it was the huge quantities of wine we had with dinner … Continue reading →

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Signs of Don Quixote

Posted on September 23, 2012 by stillalife

From dust and gold to green, dust and gold, that was the transformation of the Spanish landscape between Madrid (central Spain) and Granada (southern Spain), or, as they say, from Castilla to Andalusia. Accompanying the change in colors was the … Continue reading →

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Following in the footsteps of the famous

Posted on September 19, 2012 by stillalife

Following in the footsteps of Liz Taylor and Betty Ford,  when we return home, we will need to check ourselves into a rehab clinic followed by one of those weight-loss spas where they feed you carrot juice for breakfast, a … Continue reading →

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La Sagrada Familia: one reason to visit Barcelona

Posted on September 14, 2012 by stillalife

What better way to devote a day than to spending time with the works of Antoni Gaudi? This marks day three of our explorations of Barcelona where we have lost our way in the labyrinth of streets in the Gothic … Continue reading →

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