Not many people think about me on Fat Tuesday, but on Fat Tuesday I sometimes remember the one and only time that Kathy and I got to experience the Mardi Gras. That was a long, long time ago. I was…
Saturday morning -- a great time for a walk through one of Palermo's boisterous street markets. We headed over to the Ballarò Market, the oldest, most authentic and largest of the markets in Palermo. This market originated in the 10th century…
The Italian diaspora of 1880-1920 had a significant impact on the population of Italy. This was driven by poverty and harsh conditions, especially in the south. An estimated four million people left Italy for the United States at that time,…
We packed our bags, tipped our hats to the fine staff at the Excelsior Palace Hotel and bid adieu to Mt. Etna. We were moving to Siracusa. Leaving the Excelsior Palace Hotel and Mt. Etna On my way to the…
There's more to Memphis than Graceland, and much of it has to do with music! Beale Street Memphis hugs the east bank of the Mississippi River in the southwest corner of Tennessee. If you're a Bob Dylan fan, you probably…
Preface: I've shown images from Kingman, Arizona in the past, but since it's one of the towns named in the song "Route 66" and since it's the town from which I started my drive to Oatman, I thought I should…
Except for our usual summer week on Washington Island, we haven't traveled anywhere in almost two years. With the weather forecast for a warm sunny week, it was time to make an escape! So, we loaded up the car and…
Watching the recent Olympics in Tokyo reminded me that when Kathy and I lived in Portland, OR, we often visited the Portland Japanese Garden. The garden covers twelve acres in Portland's Washington Park and includes eight separate garden styles, an…