A few years ago, I was in the railroad station in the Italian town of Lucca, waiting for a train to Florence. An Italian gentleman sitting on a bench near me shook his head in disgust and pointed to his wristwatch. The train to Florence was eleven minutes late! I remember wondering what he would…
Most of the time when I travel, I’m going solo. Of course I’ve traveled a lot with my wife and I took my daughter on a cross country train trip when she was about 11. But over the last 20 years, with only a few exceptions, I’ve traveled on my own, often being away for…
I’ve been trying to organize my photos and it’s a terrible job. Of course I haven’t filed them very well and–this is most unfortunate!–a lot of them are missing. I have no idea what happened.. There were many memorable events during a trip to Norway for a visit with Jan and Bente, wonderful Norwegian friends…
Several times over the past few weeks, I’ve been asked to compare the Rocky Mountaineer with VIA Rail’s premier train, the Canadian. Which train is better and why. The Rocky Mountaineer is a private train that operates out of Vancouver, British Columbia, to several different destinations in western Canada, mostly to the resort area…