Travels with Valerie

London is just massive. Almost 10 million people live here. I’ve had a few moderately successful visits over the years and London has remained squarely in the middle of the pack of cities I enjoy. London comes in way above Los Angeles for me but we haven’t bonded like I’ve bonded with Paris. So I […]

We took a 2-hour ferry from Tallinn over to Helsinki. It’s a massive cruise-style ship with a casino, lots of shopping, even a Burger King. This seal wanders around, making the whole thing feel quite merry. The ship is quite a contrast to our Washington state ferries – this boat we took holds 2800 people: […]

It turns out that the only things stopping me from having a goat farm are the goats, the smell of the goats, learning about milking the goats, and the muddy areas of goat farms. But, as always, Ron was more open-minded and was trying, for some reason, to get a goat to kiss him: We’re […]

Well, here we are in Latvia! Look at that scarf I am wearing – crocheted especially for me by my OAT-designated tour buddy – she’s supposed to make sure I always show up on the bus and don’t get left behind, but she’s gone above and beyond by trying to keep me warm and fashionable. […]