Tredegar Town Clock on VE Day. Tredegar is a town in the Sirhowy Valley of South Wales, UK and the 19th Century ancestral home of the...

Off to Wales to introduce my granddaughters to the Land of My Fathers. Two weeks of castles, treks, pubs, cakes, and singing. Blogs to...

Hotel de Pontalba, Residence of the US Ambassador to France The caller on the phone was emphatic. “We would love to have you for a tour,...

“Excusez-moi, s’il vous plait”    Such a simple, though powerful phrase. This moment of humble deference, spoken to someone who may...

As I have said in previous blogs, I never take the blessing of travel for granted. We have been fortunate to gaze on breathtaking vistas...

As we approach the Thanksgiving season, one thing for which I am thankful is Thomas Jefferson's retreat nestled in the stunning landscape...

Rugby: 1. a city in Warwickshire, central England 2. famous school for boys located there; founded 1567 3. a kind of football, a...

The canals of Bruges Belgium I recently had the opportunity to cover two life-long wishes with one compact trip to Europe. I don’t use...

I am not an avid hiker but have always recognized the therapeutic benefit of a long walk in the woods. I had such an opportunity this...

All Saints, Catonsville, Maryland Today is the feast day of Saint Francis of Assisi. I use the occasion and the third anniversary of...

It was 1963 when I saw it for the first time. I was 13 years old and it had just turned six. I was on my first trip to Colonial Williamsburg in Virginia with my parents. I remember walking into the theater at the Visitor’s Center and sitting down in one of the plush folding seats. A blue hue enveloped the dimly lit room and a little wall stood between me and the enormous screen. I remember wondering, am I going to be able to see the film with this wall in my way? But then the

In the Book of Proverbs we read, “Pride goeth before destruction, and a haughty spirit before a fall”. It is a lesson I have relearned...

We simply loved Portugal. It turned out to be the perfect venue for our 50th Wedding Anniversary vacation because it was new for all of...

Hayden and I have had the rare good fortune to visit many countries in our 50 years of marriage. To celebrate this year's special...

Magnificent skylines, rich history, heartbreaking memorials, delicious cuisine, skilled horsemen, proud young folk dancers; the memories...

The most frequent question you get from friends when you announce your intention to take a river cruise through Eastern Europe is “why?”...

One of the blessings of my life is to have family in Wales. Thanks to my father's sister, Aunt Jean, correspondence was faithfully...

Now for something completely different. Hit the arrow and take a trip with me to the Windward Islands of the Lesser Antilles. Hayden and...

It is a country of lively music, bright colors, old cars, cigars, rum, clothes lines, horses, smiling faces, enthusiastic greetings,...