Robin Hood
Robin Hood Statue, Nottingham It’s doubtful that Nottinghamshire’s most famous resident ever actually lived, yet it’s equally certain that a number of people in medieval [Read More…]
Travel Essays
Hagia Irene and the Second Ecumenical Council
Sometimes you visit a place for its beauty, sometimes for its fun, and sometimes for its convenience. And sometimes you visit a place for its [Read More…]
Chuck’s Turkish Haircut
I confess. The prospect of going to the barber in Turkey made me a bit uneasy. Walking into a strange shop, where they might not [Read More…]
Chuck: Scoundrel or Gentleman?
I knew when we left home back in June that I’d need to get a haircut come early August, that I’d–in fact–be getting past due [Read More…]
A Bullfight in Valencia, Spain
I went to a bull fight in Valencia, Spain this past Saturday. To go wasn’t exactly an easy decision, but I’m glad I did. If [Read More…]
Travel Dreams Often Start with Dads
Lori’s Dad, Performer Chuck’s Dad, Handsome Devil Today our full-time travel adventure begins! It’s only slightly coincidental, more serendipitous, that today is also Father’s Day. [Read More…]
Dad’s Last Wish
Dad suffered kidney failure on the 4th of July, 2010. Fourteen months later he left us. The interim was a painful blur of dialysis, hospital [Read More…]
What To Do When Something Goes Wrong; Or, How To Survive An Encounter With An Irish Mobster
“But we have a reservation,” I explained, holding up my itinerary, as if that were proof. He just laughed, shrugged, and said in a thick [Read More…]