Belle Meade, Nashville,TN

  On your next visit to Nashville, Tennessee would you be interested in taking a side journey back to life in the 1800’s and the world of Thoroughbred horses? Yes? Well then join us on this visit to Belle Meade Plantation, one of many Nashville attractions. Heading south south-west from downtown Nashville we soon arrive […]

Best Thing about Cheekwood,Nashville

What is the first thing that comes to mind when you hear…Nashville, Tennessee? Country music, right. I am a country music fan so I am not knocking country music, but…believe it or not, there really is more to Nashville than country music. One such attraction is Cheekwood Botanical Gardens and Museum of Art, located just […]

A Visit to San Sebastian, Mexico

Not that many years ago it was very difficult for most tourists to get to San Sebastian del Oeste (del Oeste means “of the west”). About the only practical way was to fly there in a little plane and land just outside of the town. But now that a bridge has been built across the […]

Rogen Nature Reserve, Sweden

Those delightful drawings of reindeer (yes, I mean Rudolf and company) one finds in children’s storybooks have it all wrong. Hate to dispel the myth but reindeer are not like that at all. How do I know? Well, during our visit to the Rogen Nature Reserve in central Sweden we met real reindeer. To start […]

Baking Lefse, Norwegian Folk Museum

                                                    Lefse. My mouth waters even as I think about lefse… that delicious Scandinavian flatbread that our grandmother used to make. So when on a visit to the Norwegian Folk […]

Norwegian Folk Museum, Oslo

Officially it is known as Norsk Folkemuseum (the world’s oldest open air museum)… but to me it’s the Norwegian Folk Museum, a wonderful open air museum which brings traditional life in Norway “to life” for the visitor. The Old Town section is a living museum complete with residents, dressed in traditional Norwegian costumes. You become […]

A Visit to Haw Par Villa, Singapore

Chinese New Year is being celebrated as I write this. That got me thinking about Chinese folklore and that led to  thoughts of our visit to Haw Par Villa in Singapore. (Isn’t it amazing how the brain makes connections?) So what is the connection? Answer: Characters from Chinese folklore and legends inhabit Haw Par Villa. […]

British Museum – a teaser question

  Whether you have an hour , a few days, a month, or a lifetime and you enjoy learning about the past,  consider the British Museum as a place to spend some of that time. Youngsters, youth, adults and seniors mix with ease in this bright, friendly building while enjoying learning about the ancient world. […]

Best Thing about The British Museum

A museum of the world, for the world is how the British Museum in London, England brands itself. So, after literally spending two days exploring parts of this huge treasure-hold, it was a surprise when I realized what (for me) was the best thing about the museum. After all within these venerable walls you can […]

Table Mountain, Cape Town, South Africa

            Now you see it, now you don’t. It’s magic! Well,  okay, it actually has to do with weather conditions but Table Mountain in Cape Town, South Africa  literally can, and does, disappear into the clouds. It happens quickly (within a few hours) and is seemingly unpredictable. Locals ask “Have […]

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