I’m flying home as I write this, taking stock of what we accomplished. This was much more than a trip to Europe, of course. But I’ve struggled with how much to talk about cancer in this blog even though cancer shapes much of our life now. But I’m going to share this today in case […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]