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• Travel Photography: Still Life with Bicycle

  

  Whether we rent bikes, bring our own, or borrow, whenever we travel, we like to incorporate some cycling. In my …Continue reading » Read more

  Posted on 11 September 2012 TRAVEL

• Oregon: Hood River “Float-In”

  

  The “Float-In” begins as people prepare to launchHood River, Ore., is one of my favorite vacation spots. My sister helped organize yesterday’s “Float-In” in Hoo... Read more

  Posted on 09 September 2012 TRAVEL

• Mallorca: Frederic Chopin and George Sand Slept Here

  

  Much more than life-sized Frederic Chopin and George Sand, Valldemossa, SpainAlthough I never really played an instrument growing up (I was a terrible... Read more

  Posted on 06 September 2012 TRAVEL

• Travel Obsession: School Supplies

  

  When I was in junior high, my family lived in Vienna, Austria. When you live in a foreign country, you …Continue reading » Read more

  Posted on 05 September 2012 TRAVEL

• From the Photo Archives: Moscow, June 1997

  

  Waiting to pay respects to Bulat Okudzhava, Moscow, 1997Sometimes, a line is more than just a line.In the summer of 1997, I spent several weeks in Moscow. Read more

  Posted on 03 September 2012 TRAVEL

• Mallorca in Blue

  

  View of Port d’Andratx, MallorcaOur trip to Mallorca was unanticipated; we had planned on spending the summer close to home, but. . . We often do home exchanges... Read more

  Posted on 31 August 2012 DESTINATIONS, TRAVEL

• Graffiti Here, Graffiti There…

  

  In my photo collection, I have several of graffiti. I’ve always enjoyed taking photos of graffiti. You often come up on it unexpectedly; it has eye-popping... Read more

  Posted on 27 August 2012 TRAVEL

• We Came; We Ate; We Bought a Cooler

  

  Breakast burrito at the Frontier, AlbuquerqueAll it takes are two expat New Mexicans (newmexpats) in a room for the conversation to instantly turn to food. Read more

  Posted on 23 August 2012 TRAVEL

• Barcelona, Briefly

  

  Plaza in Les Corts neighborhood, where we stayed in BarcelonaWhen you only have one full day in a place, there are so many choices for how to spend your time.... Read more

  Posted on 20 August 2012 TRAVEL

• Sleight of Hand in Barcelona

  

  Do you believe in magic? I’m not sure I do, but I do believe in magic tricks, a belief I’ve had since childhood when I used to play with some old magic tricks o... Read more

  Posted on 16 August 2012 TRAVEL

• Snickerdoodles Are for Time Travel

  

  Whenever I eat a snickerdoodle, this is where I am — on the hills above my grandparents’ home in Northern New Mexico. Anytime I eat/see/see something... Read more

  Posted on 14 August 2012 TRAVEL

• In the Languedoc, France: Cycling the Canal Du Midi

  

  Canal du MidiWhile traveling, it’s often the places you hadn’t planned on going that become favorites. The Canal du Midi, a series of waterways linking... Read more

  Posted on 09 August 2012 TRAVEL

• London: Can You Choose a Restaurant by Its Stripes?

  

  Striped tea service at Claridge’sWhen you gotta make a choice, you gotta have some criteria. Ruby and I wanted to have a fancy tea somewhere in London, someplac... Read more

  Posted on 07 August 2012 TRAVEL

• From the Photo Archives: Gdansk, Poland, Early 1991

  

  Gdansk, Poland, 1991In November of 1990, Mr. Miscellany and I went to live in Warsaw, Poland for a little over a year. We arrived at an interim — and interestin... Read more

  Posted on 04 August 2012 TRAVEL

• Two out of Three Family Members Enjoy These London Activities

  

  One of the pleasures of traveling with people is having someone to do things with. But, not everybody always wants to do the same things. In families, the... Read more

  Posted on 02 August 2012 TRAVEL

• But, Can We Play Tennis on Our Trip?

  

  Wozniacki practices her serve at Eastbourne“Let’s go to Iceland!”“No, Australia!”“No, someplace else!”When you’re planning to travel with your family, the... Read more

  Posted on 28 July 2012 TRAVEL

• London: Fabrics and Trims and Crafty Souvenirs, Oh My!

  

  If you’ve traveled with me, you know that if I walk by a fabric, paper, or trim store that I will go in. Sometimes, I know about a particular store before I... Read more

  Posted on 24 July 2012 TRAVEL

• From the Photo Archives: Alleppey to Cochin (Kerala, India), 1989

  

  Kerala, India, 1989We (the future Mr. Miscellany and I) took public transportation, a ferry that slowly zig-zagged Kerala’s waterways from bank to bank, stoppin... Read more

  Posted on 21 July 2012 TRAVEL