Delightful Ely
One of my aims in staying in Cambridge a few nights was to get up to see Ely and its cathedral. It's such an easy…
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2023-03-16
Berlin Philharmonic! An opera detour
And a couple of tips about airport trains
I couldn't resist booking a ticket for Handel's Il trionfo del tempo e del disinganno when I saw it scheduled by the Berlin Philharmonic. Handel's…
2023-03-14
Struck out in Cambridge
I was very pleased with my rather last-minute plan to stop over in England between leaving Berlin and meeting up with Kristian in Paris. I'd…
2023-03-13
Charleroi shock – and all my fault
A story that's short but not sweet. After a very happy, though brief, stay in Brussels, I headed back to Charleroi on Sunday for my…
2023-03-13
Rough arrival in Marrakech
I've addressed my date screw-up regarding Morocco in my post about my shock at Charleroi. I did erroneously make a reservation for the week of…
2023-03-13
True Confessions: I do screw up
minor woes and one happy ending
I wouldn't care to make featured posts of all the times things have gone wrong - even though those times are few enough in number.…
2023-03-13
Marrakech: a week in the Kasbah
Second week, second hostel
Blind alley to this hostel Monday of my second week, I changed hostels, with a fellow traveler's help getting my luggage to the square for…
2023-02-18
Cold in Marrakech: first week
Monday, first day: Zip! After my rough arrival night, out in the cold, I was freezing and miserable, with a very sore throat, stuffy head,…
2023-02-18
A Weekend in Brussels for Opera
The unforgettable Grand Place of Brussels I first saw Brussels with its astounding Grand Place when I was ten years old. And I never forgot…
2023-02-09
Mapping 2023
This will certainly be added to, but it's a start. Just as on the 2022 map, I've used the standard red marker for places I've…
2023-01-15
A map overview of 2022
If you're not quite sure of the locations of the places I've written about, here's a map overview of my first year 'footloose and fancy free.'
2022-12-30
NY, NY
I flew back to the US on September 21, and of course, by preference, to NYC so I could visit friends and enjoy the city…
2022-09-28