The topic of conversation in the restaurant on Sunday morning was the weather, not the current sunny-blue-sky weather, but the forecast. A storm would be moving in Sunday night that could bring up to 13" of snow before moving out…
There aren't many places to stay on Washington Island in the winter. Fortunately, Findlay's Holiday Inn is open all year. Better yet, in the winter their restaurant is open for breakfast and dinner on Friday, Saturday, and Sunday. So, we…
We had some really cold weather in early January. Nighttime lows were well below zero and daytime highs only reached single digits. So, what to do? Go north! Every summer my wife and I vacation with family and friends on…
We were walking down Mohrenstrasse towards the Berlin Mall when I noticed a sign for the "Big Berlin Fashion Show." If you've seen my wardrobe, you know that no one would ever consider me to be a fashionista. Having never…
If you mention "the wall" today, most people will probably think you're referring to President Trump's plan to prevent illegal aliens from crossing our southern border. Not long ago, however, people may have thought you were referring to other things,…
It may not be famous like Route 66, but Bob Dylan sang a song about it called Highway 51 Blues. This route quietly stretches 1,286 miles from the top of America's heartland down to the bayous of Louisiana. Through most…
You don't travel all the way to Iceland just to hang out in Reykjavik, so the next day we went to see some of the famous landscape. There must be hundreds of one-day tours out of Reykjavik and scores of…
I'm usually pretty good with maps, but when I planned a trip to Germany we ended up in Iceland. Was the pilot off course? The Sun Voyager11:31 PM on 6/14/17 In my quest to save money on a flight from…
