To view the photo essay associated with this winter getaway, check out Winter hiking in Grindelwald, Switzerland: a photo gallery. Spending the month of January in Seattle is good medicine for me to restart some routines that got lost along the way in 2019. I had a club membership but traveled so often I forgot the combination to my gym lock. Food and … [Read more...] about Grindelwald, Switzerland: That time I tried to outsmart the Swiss
Spirituality in Travel
Newgrange Ireland winter solstice. What it’s like to experience the shortest day of the year in a Stone Age neolith.
My Irish ancestors might've wandered the same hills throughout the Boyne Valley thousands of years ago, and I feel their energy as hundreds of kindred spirits join hands in a circle to honor the shortest day of the year with a minute of strikes on a ceremonial gong held by a woman dressed in white. The Newgrange Ireland winter solstice experience brings to life mystical vibes … [Read more...] about Newgrange Ireland winter solstice. What it’s like to experience the shortest day of the year in a Stone Age neolith.
5 travel thank you gifts
Like many of you, I'll be traveling this holiday season to see my east coast family in Philadelphia. It's always important to appreciate your hosts, and while I'm a very last minute shopper, I have ideas for 5 travel thank you gifts. Think light weight items that remain staples for offering gratitude in the holiday tradition. Little somethings that can easily wrap up and … [Read more...] about 5 travel thank you gifts
I want to come clean
Greetings from hot and steamy Bangkok. I'm in SE Asia for about ten days exploring with my great friends Elliott and Brian. We flew on a new, 16 hour nonstop flight Singapore Airlines started between Seattle and Singapore. Amazing that with a little bit of entertainment (or the entire second season of Killing Eve) and some liquid merriment along the way, the … [Read more...] about I want to come clean
Saarinen TWA Terminal Hotel, a photo gallery
The Eero Saarinen designed TWA Terminal Hotel is the Disneyland for airline geeks! If you've already checked out my avgeek background, it won't surprise you that sometimes I feel like I was a pilot in a previous life. Probably one who flew through JFK many times. Maybe even walked the red carpets of the Eero Saarinen designed TWA Terminal, which is now a fabulous bygone-era … [Read more...] about Saarinen TWA Terminal Hotel, a photo gallery
