It’s hard to believe, but the first shinkansen, Japan’s famous bullet train, went into service between Tokyo and Osaka more than 50 years ago. Before then, conventional trains made the...
I’m starting to think about another trip and, for me, that’s almost as much fun as the actual travel. There are two NARP meetings, of course … one in Washington...
For years, I never bought travel insurance. But as I’ve gotten old and creaky, it makes sense to insure against getting sick or hurt far from home. That could certainly...
Well, I made it. Comfortably, as it turned out, but with plenty of stress and some remarkable support. I left my little Parisian hotel at 5:15 yesterday morning, nipped...