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It had been two years since I’d visited Italy, and that was for a short spell. This summer, the three of us returned after four years for a longish (3 weeks) stay. As always, I’m on the lookout for how … Continue reading →

So, we ended a luscious three week vacation in Italy with a flight home through London’s Heathrow. It was everything I had dreaded about the experience, and more. As one Brit was heard to say, “Ah, Heathrow. Just as I’ve … Continue reading →

Folks, it’s vacation time. Finally. Time to cash in that euro bank account (sagely set up back in 2000 when the dollar was king) and return to the ancestral homeland. I am also doing the unthinkable and vowing to stay … Continue reading →

Had a rush trip to NYC last week. Flew out Thursday morning from PDX, arrived late afternoon in Newark. College roommate friend picked me up. Visited a couple of hours, then was on the New Jersey train into Penn Station. … Continue reading →

It was said about the great painter Monet that in the partial blindness of his old age, “He only had one eye, but what an eye!” I’ve never seen a photo or TV interview with the great Hong Kong filmmaker … Continue reading →