Wherever you go, go with all your heart. – Confucius

This past weekend my daughter and I drove to Nashville to spend the weekend with my oldest daughter and her husband.  While we were there we attended several local festivals and events. The weather was great, which was nice since two of the events were outside.  I’ve found that attending local events is often a […]

“Stop worrying about the potholes in the road and enjoy the journey.” – Babs Hoffman

I mentioned a couple of weeks ago in  the newsletter, that I had never really been on a dedicated color tour – well, now I have.  My husband and I spent the weekend in the northern half of the lower peninsula of Michigan, looking at beautiful fall colors and other scenery.  The colors hadn’t changed […]

“When you travel, remember that a foreign country is not designed to make you comfortable. It is designed to make its own people comfortable.” Clifton Fadiman

Although the number of tour participants was small this year, none of them had ever traveled outside of North America.  One of the participants repeated several times that, “This [tour] will change your life.”  I’m sure it was meant broadly – that travel to Europe on a tour like the one I presented can be life […]

“Our deep respect for the land and its harvest is the legacy of generations of farmers who put food on our tables, preserved our landscape, and inspired us with a powerful work ethic.” James H. Douglas, Jr.

I thought I’d take a break from writing about Paris, so this week’s post is about getting around Amsterdam.  Every European city seems to have their own unique public transportation system – London has the Tube, Paris has the Metro, Venice has the Vaporetti, and Amsterdam has the Trams. Orientation Looking at Amsterdam on a map, you will […]