[Paris] – The chance to spend a few weeks in France this summer provided both the time and the detachment to reflect – on politics, the...

Tenth in a series from Europe… And what more exotic destination than Istanbul or, better yet, Constantinople. From the 1880’s until the...

Tenth in a series from Europe… And what more exotic destination than Istanbul or, better yet, Constantinople. From the 1880’s until the...

[Paris] – I have been thinking about – and eating – strawberries. I bought my strawberries last weekend from a fruit stall along the Rue...

[Paris] – I have been thinking about – and eating – strawberries. I bought my strawberries last weekend from a fruit stall along the Rue...

[Milan] – Over the weekend the newspapers in France were reporting on one of the worst national rail strikes in memory. The strike was...

Third in a series from Europe… [Siena] – I have found my perfect restaurant. I have been fortunate to visit Siena – I think perhaps...

In the trailer for the enduringly sweet 1953 William Wilder film Roman Holiday there is an aerial view of the vast expanse of St. Peter’s...

In the trailer for the enduringly sweet 1953 William Wilder film Roman Holiday there is an aerial view of the vast expanse of St. Peter’s...

The news this week that former South Dakota U.S. Senator George McGovern is in the last days of his 90 years is a reminder once again...

I’m going to admit my obvious bias right up front: I love trains. I love travel by train. I collect visits to train stations. I am...

In his marvelous book, In Patagonia, Bruce Chatwin speculates whether some folks are born with a gene that causes them to wander the...

The British mystery writer Dick Francis has died. I liked his crisp, descriptive writing and thank him for introducing me, along with...

There’s an old story that if you’re headed for hell you’re going to have to change planes in Atlanta. True, except when its snowing. When...