And Then the Museum Docent Said, “But Have You Been to the Nudist Camp?”
The oak door stood open and the cavernous foyer was empty. It was a quiet, weekday afternoon, and it took a “hellooooo” to flush out the museum attendant. A “Yesssss, come in,” echoed around the...
View ArticleForget Resolutions: Here’s Your Roadmap To Success
Times change, and people change with them – or do they? A century ago, the National Cash Register Company published this cleverly illustrated guide to help its employees navigate the Road To Success....
View ArticleTravel as a Relationship Test: Bill Murray On Marriage
“If you have someone that you think is The One, don’t just sort of think in your ordinary mind, ‘OK, let’s pick a date. Let’s make a party, and get married.’ Take that person and travel around the...
View ArticlePi on Pumpkin Pie: A Mathematical Solution To A Cook’s Dilemma
In the interest of rest, relaxation, and a bit of Thanksgiving time off, we’re re-publishing one of our most popular holiday posts: Pi on Pie. For those of you who visited and commented last year,...
View ArticleWeird and Wonderful for the New Year
Urban graffiti at the top of a building in downtown Reykjavik, Iceland It’s January, and for me that means a couple of things. First, the annual trip to the mall in search of bigger jeans, and second...
View ArticleA Sex Change and a Missing Person: A Funeral on the Cheap in Ancient Greece
“By all means marry; if you get a good wife, you’ll be happy. If you get a bad one, you’ll become a philosopher.“ –Socrates I love intellectuals with a sense of humor, and when the curators of the...
View ArticleA Little Comic Relief in Spain: The Icing on The Cake
Travel, above all else, is an opportunity to learn, but if you’re lucky, sometimes it’s a chance to just have a laugh. When we travel, there isn’t a day that passes without at least one good chuckle....
View ArticleThere Goes the Bride!
There’s something irresistible about a bride, decked out in her wedding finery. Whether she’s wearing…
View ArticleThings I Still Can’t Do
“I am always doing things I can’t do, that’s how I get to do them.”…
View ArticleBushwhacked In Krakow
International travel is all about new cultures and experiences, and obviously we love it. But…
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