In a post the other day, I mentioned that South Africa’s Blue Train is on my list of must-do train rides. Inexplicably, I failed to mention the Simplon Orient Express,...
I have a list of long-distance trains that I want to ride. I expect that I’ll get the chance to try some of them but, unfortunately, several of the best,...
Many years ago – probably around 1950 – the family drove to Florida for a visit with my grandparents. Somewhere in South Carolina we stopped for gas and, when my...
New Orleans is well and justifiably renown for Mardi Gras, for the French Quarter, for wonderful jazz, and for great restaurants. But any visit to New Orleans should include –...