August 19th, 2007 
Frances Emi is on her way to Japan at the moment. Have a happy and safe flight, dear Emi. And a trip that makes your heart sing. Flying, especially on a 13-hour flight, tends to dehydrate the body. Bringing and drinking lots of water will minimize jet lag and give a boost to the body, and [...]
August 15th, 2007 Frances I find it hard to believe that I hadn’t been to Philadelphia until this past weekend. It’s a wonderful city. And it’s easy to navigate many of the neighborhoods by foot. My cousin Norm, cousin-in-law Pat, and I stayed at Courtyard by Marriott at 21 N. Juniper Street. It was a good choice. We arrived [...]
May 14th, 2007 Frances And I got chills reading your blog, Michael. Because there you are at a beautiful resort in Aruba with Alicia, and friends and acquaintances, eating, drinking, most likely there’s dancing and good conversation. It’s an absolutely beautiful evening. You leave because Sebastian is ready for sleep, and you both walk slowly along a path, you [...]
May 12th, 2007 Michael Yes, after a year of planning we are finally here. Partly for vacation (well mostly) and partly for our friends’ wedding. It has been an absolute blast and just a wonderful island to visit. After getting hustled out of an extra 3 bucks by the cabbie from the airport to the hotel it has been [...]
May 8th, 2007 Frances Do you ever entertain thoughts about living abroad? Are those thoughts ready to become a reality for you? I’ve been reading eletters from International Living for awhile, and highly recommend that anyone wanting to live abroad, or anyone who enjoys traveling on a broad scale, get a subscription to IL. Kathleen Peddicord is the publisher. [...]
March 6th, 2007 Frances This time of the year, when it’s bone chilling cold, I sometimes think of Isabella and Serge from France, and Le Rendez Vous, the place they lovingly built in Vilcabamba, Ecuador. I happened upon Le Rendez Vous one day when I was out walking. There’s no effort involved in finding anything in Vilcabamba since everything [...]
February 20th, 2007 Frances If the timing is right for you, there are two books worth taking wherever you go. Honest! They are THE ART OF PILGRIMAGE, by Phil Cousineau, and THE ROAD WITHIN, Edited by Sean O”Reilly James O’Reilly Tim O’Reilly. As you read, let the words hang all around you, and inside you, it’s impossible to not [...]
April 25th, 2006 Frances When traveling alone in a foreigh country and you need a hand someone generally shows up. It must be an unspoken law of the universe. Someone will be by your side just when you want to scream out to the world, “HELP! I can’t read this map. The street names are driving me crazy. I [...]
December 12th, 2005 Frances I like airports. There’s an aliveness, an expectation at airports. What a long list it would be if all the reasons were counted for people to be at an airport at any given time. There are many emotions at airports. The list of that count would also be very long. For the most part, my [...]
November 23rd, 2005 Frances We, my youngest daughter and I, like to travel to Boston from Manhattan on Fung Wah bus www.fungwah.com . It makes for interesting travel and we pay all of $60 round trip for two. Fung Wah leaves from Chinatown. No rules and regulations. Just show up, buy a ticket, board the bus and away you [...]
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