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May 2, 2025

Scottish animals – both edible and metal

It’s important to keep tour mates happy, and now that Ron had been able to trespass at St. Andrews, it was time to get Kris out to see her large metal horses. We saw the Kelpies as part of an 8-hour driving tour and one thing I noticed as we traveled around is a lot […]

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April 28, 2025

The greens at St. Andrews – for Ron

I drive most of our travel choices – the whales, stained glass, sewer museums, and endless buildings. Ron’s generally happy to come along. But for this trip, Ron wanted to go to Scotland and he wanted to stand in front of The Old Course at St. Andrews. This picture below is for those of you […]

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April 26, 2025April 26, 2025

The delicate politics of group travel in London

Karma is tough. Ron’s stolen Savoy washcloth was randomly lost yesterday and the stolen pen turned out to be a lemon. So Ron was probably already feeling a little defeated when we showed up for London Walks’ Brunel’s River Cruise tour with Martin Knights, who is a pretty famous expert on the development of the […]

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April 23, 2025April 23, 2025

The crimes Ron is committing in London

I know we look really happy in this photo, but a new rift has opened in our relationship. The problem, as always, is Modern Art. I long ago gave up on getting Ron to see that the mattress and box spring at the Tate Modern are “art”. And I justified his blind art ignorance with […]

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