BACK TO TORREMOLINOS
Reminders of old fishing village We concluded our 7 weeks on the Costa del Sol back in Torremolinos, but at a different hotel. It is about one mile to the east of the first one and also overlooks the marvelous beach promenade. You can walk…
HAPPY HOLIDAYS
What a year!! We closed on the sale of our condo on 1/11/11. In the year that followed, we spent a total of 7 months at sea. Aside from the World Cruise, there were lecture engagements on the Queen Mary 2, Queen Elizabeth and Celebrity…
SOUTHEAST WINTER
SOUTHEAST WINTER Where have such diverse characters as Rod Stewart, Rush Limbaugh, Donald Trump, the Kennedys, Michael Jackson, E.F. Hutton and Howard Stern made their home at one time or another? Palm Beach, Florida, one of the most exclusive addresses in the world. Having decided…
Making our way south
FROM SOUTH TO NORTH, ISLANDS TO MOUNTAINS The route we took back to Florida led through Indiana where we made two stops. The most memorable one was French Lick. Funny name but beautiful place. It was originally a French trading post next to a salt…
FROM SOUTH TO NORTH, ISLANDS TO MOUNTAINS
FROM SOUTH TO NORTH, ISLANDS TO MOUNTAINS Upon leaving Charleston, we stopped in Murrell’s Inlet, just south of Myrtle Beach, South Carolina. While there we visited Brookgreen Gardens. Once one of the largest rice plantations in the country, it is now a magnificent wildlife preserve…
The Great Geniuses of Russia
The Great Geniuses of Russia Before visiting the country for the first time in 2002, I had no interest in Russia. Perhaps because I grew up during the Cold War and believed Russia was a harsh and dangerous nation. Pictures portrayed a land perennially bathed…