I’m leaving for Romania in less than 24 hours! I will be posting blogs and pictures every day. Hopefully the internet connections will be working every day so you can see them. My flight (actually, three flights each way) arrives the following day, August 27. There will be a 5-hour drive until I reach my destination in […]

It’s crunch time. Nine days remain until take-off for Romania and I can’t wait. When I tell new friends about my trip, I realize that it doesn’t fit into a typical category and it’s hard to get a handle on it. How will I answer the question at customs about the purpose of my travel: Business […]

We have been safely back from our trip for five days now and I’m slowly coming out of my jet lag fog. When I hear other travelers say, “I can’t wait to get home” and “It was a great vacation but there’s no place like home, ” I wonder what’s wrong with me. I love traveling and I always wish it […]

Me and Murray the Koala After driving over 700 miles of the country’s vastness, we arrived in South Australia where we had to set our clocks back 30 minutes and our mindsets back 30 years. The capital of SA, Adelaide, is not as cosmopolitan as Sydney or Melbourne (although I’ll bet people from the Outback […]

Some of the 12 Apostles This morning, Steve and I left Melbourne (pronounced Mel-Bun) in Victoria for Adelaide in South Australia – in a rental car. We enjoyed our brief stay in the Garden City, but because of the draught and subsequent water rationing, the gardens, while beautiful, are not as green as usual. From […]