I keep getting drawn to Italy’s ‘Sud Tirol’ or ‘Alto Adige’ area, around Bolzano and Merano. I suppose it is because there are few...

Back to wild and wonderful Romania! I think I’ve mentioned it before, Romania was a pleasant surprise for us . . .we were not expecting...

Here we are back in Greece . . . on one of the prettiest and greenest of the Greek Islands. Andros is the northern-most island in the...

A tale of a ‘real’ traveller and some information about his name For those of you who live in the Pacific Northwest, or have done any...

One of France’s most beautiful villages France . . . Provence . . . I’m sure that conjures up all kinds of images of Côte du Rhône wine,...

How Language and Manners are Interlocked in a Culture This ‘Travel Tale’ will be a little different . . . only a few photos, just the...

A brief look at how some European countries handle this wonderful time Our first exposure to how serious some European countries...

170 Kilometres of great wine, delicious food, and a lot of fun! Part 2 Gites (B&B) When I asked around, I was told to check in the...

170 Kilometres of history, great wine, delicious food, and a lot of fun! Part 1 Here we are back in Europe, our favourite playground! ...

Well . . . ‘G’day Mate . . . here we are back in the land of ‘down under’. Inside the Tramcar Restaurant (photo courtesy of Melbourne...

Once again, I wander from the script of my travel journals to tell you a story less about my travels, but about an unsolved mystery that...

The man who was buried in a glacier for over five thousand years! Here we are, back in Europe. Not just any place in Europe, but one of...

“Will that be red wine, or white?” We couldn’t believe it! They had the table set with a table cloth, nice china, cutlery, glassware ....

or “Crikey, Mate! Have a go at some Aussie ‘Bush Tucker’” Part I Here we are on the opposite side of the world . . . actually, the...

If you ever have the good fortune to visit the island of Crete in Greece, an entire world of adventure and fascinating history will open...

A different Travel Tale this time, but still related to travel. When I was a young man, I bought an old fish boat and went fishing up...

In your travels to different countries, one of the most interesting parts of travel is the study of the country’s architecture. This...

White Mountains The second part of my little story about Cretan cooking takes on a different flavour.  Rather than the modern version of...

Vamos Village Vamos Village? Where’s that you say? Well, before we continue with my subject of Cretan Cooking, I’ll expand a little on...

When we were doing a lot of traveling Europe by car, on a “normal” travel day we would try to arise for breakfast at a decent time,...