A morning IranAir flight brought us down from Tehran to Esfahan (or Isfahan). There were indeed wonders to behold in this city. The principal destination was the Maidan, or Square (called Shah Square then). The central structure is the imposing Shah or Shah Mosque (now known as the Imam Mosque). The mosque was begun in 1611 during the reign of Shah Abbas I who rebuilt Esfahan as his capital. It Read on...
I was fairly deep into trip planning when it dawned on me it could be an issue that I was a female planning to travel through Pakistan alone. Embarrassed this had not crossed my mind earlier, I hesitantly did a little research knowing in the back of my mind I really didnt care what the bloggers or travel forecasters had to say because I was going on this trip. Tickets were purchased. My itinerary Read on...
We got back from Jordan over a week ago, but it has been pretty hectic, and we led a walk on Saturday so wanted to get that out of the way before I could concentrate on the final bit of the Jordan blog. Watching the news emerge about the new covid variant makes us appreciate how lucky we were to fit in a trip. 200 pounds now added to the cost of our Christmas trip, for day 2 Covid tests, to the UK Read on...
I continue my travel blog of my hugely enjoyable trip through New England by writing up about my time spent in the delightful state of Connecticut in this entry. Being New Englands southernmost state, and bordering energetic and buzzing New York to its I rather expected Connecticut to be busier and less New than my previous destinations so far - but boy was I wrong! Connecticut seemed quintess Read on...
It turns out two of the three places the Digital Nomad is are places I have visited. Here they are: Medelln, Colombia
Colombia has been squarely on my RETA beat for nearly a decade. And livable, internationalized cities like Medelln are drawing in mobile, creative, and productive remote workers untethered by the Zoom Boom.
Today, the old cartel and bad reputation that dogged this beautiful city Read on...
I was really sad to leave Jackson this morning. We had breakfast before hitting the road about 8:30. It was a much nicer start to the day and, as we had to drive past the Grand Tetons again, we were lucky enough to get some photos.
It was a pretty boring drive as there wasn‘t a lot to look at for most of the time. I had hoped to stop at the Wind River Indian Reservation but we couldnt find it a Read on...
We had a day of playing in Amsterdam, nothing too strenuous at the Botanical Gardens, now it was a day of museums. Well, really, it started out as only 1 museum.
I had wanted for us to go to the Hague as there was one museum that I wanted to go to, the Mauritshuis House. This is the museum where Vermeers Girl with The Pearl Earring is hanging as well as several Rembrandts, other Vermeers, Rubens Read on...
I have just counted my shirts. I possess 66. A ridiculous number. Is 66 symbolic – the Mark of the Shirt Beast?
My shirt collection stretches back into antiquity. I have one white cotton shirt which I bought in Silvers, a posh menswear shop in Reading, in the early 1980s. I bought it in a sale. A label - ‘The Paris House Collection - is sewn beneath the collar, and it has a unique feature (u Read on...
Before the Europeans arrived in what is now North Carolina, the land around Asheville was a part of the Cherokee nation. While many cities underwent major overhauls in past decades, Ashevilles historic and architecturally diverse downtown remains beautifully preserved.
Many of the citys architectural achievements took place in the 1920s when Asheville danced to the tune of flocking tourists and n Read on...