Most of the time, when I travel, I travel alone. Of course I have also traveled with family and with friends and with a group and, the truth is, travel rewards you, however you do it. But we tend to travel in groups—big groups or small groups. As my wife reminds me—with a bit of…
You’re rolling along, enjoying the scenery passing by outside your roomette and suddenly you’re crossing a river. Sometimes the train slows to cross. Sometimes the speed doesn’t lessen, almost as if the train hasn’t noticed there’s a river alongside us. I always notice. Here are a few shots of rivers taken from moving trains. For…
OK, I’ve had my second shot and there have been no side effects. Things finally seem to be turning around. I have damn sure had enough of hanging around and not being permitted to travel. One good sign: the Rail Passengers Association appears ready to resume semi-annual meetings, which are not only informative, but enjoyable…
Someone—I forget who—once said if he had to choose between luck and skill, he would pick luck every time. That same idea was shared by a good friend of mine who was a very successful professional photographer. He once told me the secret to his success was that he took a lot of pictures. …