Springtime in Paris
By | | Paris, Travel
Watch-the-world-go-by scenes from March 2018…(Read More)
It wasn’t a complete surprise to find a wall and increased security at the base of the Eiffel Tower this spring. While it’s still possible to stand below the famous landmark without a ticket, plan ahead for the time it takes to pass through checkpoints…(Read More)
The Roissybus picks you up at the airport and drops you off at the corner of rue Scribe and rue Auber (above), around the corner from Opéra. The most inexpensive way to get to central Paris from Charles de Gaulle Airport (CDG) is the Roissybus. The 2016 fare for a one way ticket is…(Read More)
Boris Henriksen has a late night laugh at the NH Hamburg City Hotel on Wednesday, Oct. 6…(Read More)
Beatles in Hamburg
By | | Miscellany, Travel
Beatles-Platz at the intersection of the Reeperbahn and Große Freihei in Hamburg features stainless steel sculptures of the Beatles. This one of Paul McCartney frames the scene down Große Freihei, the street where the Beatles performed at a number of clubs. They played their first Hamburg date on Aug. 17…(Read More)
Mobile boarding pass
By | | Travel
The first in the family to use technology to get on an airplane…(Read More)
The North and Middle Sisters across the lava fields at McKenzie Pass. Went on a 260-mile scooter ride with Bill and Suzy Cole. The scenic route over the Cascades from Eugene to Sisters — and back. The GPS calculated our maximum speed at 108 MPH. If that was true, I wouldn't have…(Read More)
Life’s a beach
By | | Miscellany, Travel
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