I have been in the Scandinavian Countries for the past couple of weeks. This afternoon, I am happy to be watching the coast of Finland fade into the distance from a ferry cruising across the Baltic Sea. Its not that they are particularly bad places, In fact they are quite nice, if bland and orderly is your thing. I was…
So far it has been all April Showers bring May flowers over here in Norway. It hasn’t helped that I have been battling a cold since I landed in Oslo. It hasn’t been all foggy and soggy though. I took the 7 hour train from Oslo to Bergen on the West coast of Norway. Rail Europe says that it…
My original plan after Amsterdam was to go to Denmark by Bus or train. After some research and some curious looks when I revealed that route to others, I learned that the scenery along the route is far from spectacular and a direct flight was way cheaper. So saving time, money and mind numbing boredom. And for the sake of…
I started off my Europe trip here in Amsterdam because I have some long lost friends here and wanted to catch up. They have two nearly grown sons since I first met them on a Zanzibar beach a long time ago. I always promised that whenever I was in the neighborhood, I would drop in. Let’s face it, whenever you’re…
I had a few days freed up from the lake house so I thought it was time for some exploring. This time, I headed to Alabama, Birmingham in particular. It took longer to get there than I expected. Mostly because it took forever to get through Atlanta traffic. I finally arrived in mid afternoon. I didn’t know what to expect…
I was a bit disappointed in Cleveland’s Winter weather. Not much snow to speak of. In my opinion if it’s Winter, it should be WINTER!!! Where Snow comes in storms worse than the weatherman could hype them, (if that’s possible). When temps are so cold, breathing deep makes your lungs hurt and your nostrils stick together. And the local pub…
With my days in Cleveland were winding down so I knew I had better get some visiting while I was still in the neighborhood, relatively speaking. Luckily. Everyone I still need to see was in the same general direction. West. My first stop was to see an old friend from High School. He head out to find his path in…
My second trip out of Cleveland was to the suburbs of Washington DC. I spent many summer vacations there visiting relatives as a kid. I even lived there for a couple years back in the 90’s. My good friends from Seattle moved there the previous year and since I was in the general area and they have a spare bedroom…
For those of you keeping track, I have moved on from my 3 month stay in Cleveland. My Handyman skills went pretty much as far as I could be useful at. I felt bad that I was getting room and board in exchange for on-the-job training and daily roam arounds of the Lowes and Home Depot. Cleveland itself was…
I have been hanging out in North Georgia for the past few weeks. My long time friend, John Hagan, has allowed me to stay at his vacation lake house when his family aren’t using it. Which is way better than a Motel 6 on some freeway exit. The downside is that I am 30 miles from a reasonable sized town with…