I wrote the haiku below a couple of years ago, after visiting Notre Dame on a business trip just a few weeks after my Dad died. Like so many people all around the world, I’m heartbroken about today’s fire that so badly damaged this beloved […]

An early morning foray into the empty streets of the city as it prepared for another day of a vibrant festival.

Monteith’s Close on Edinburgh’s Royal Mile really knows how to make you feel like they are glad you’re there. And they have an award-winning bartender who created The Outsider Cocktail.

I thought this picture was about the birds, until I saw the sky.

Everything was eye candy on the Santa Monica Pier.

A deepening interest in photography and following certain blogs has me seeing things differently these days.

House-made pasta makes for a wonderful meal at this authentic Italian restaurant in Pasadena.

Looking out the hotel window at Edinburgh Castle, it was one of those magical moments when the light is just right, and you get a photo you didn’t expect.

Street art makes the modern area of Paris more interesting.

A photo and a haiku capture momentary peace from the usual airport chaos.

This anglophile went back to Geales in London after more than a dozen years and found it had gotten more posh. But the fish and chips were spot on.

Dazzling colors and green spaces that can be found all over Paris are the subject of this January Dreaming post.

Sunny good times of the past get us through dreary Januaries of the present. Today, the focus is on Stonehaven Harbor on the Scottish coast.

Afternoon tea at the palace where Queen Victoria grew up – by Jove, it was a jolly good show!

Memories of of a summer day in Laguna Beach, a town that’s more quirky than cool, colorful, artsy and fully embracing its California beachy character.

Kitty Fisher’s in London is a foodie’s dream! The staff treated me like I was royalty and served me a meal that to match. The ambience is an appealing mix of cozy old England and fresh, trendy-foodie-creative.