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Traveler’s Tales: Budapest, part 3
It’s hard to believe I was in Budapest two weeks ago, so much has happened since, but everyday life often distracts from reality and important things to remember. I already wrote about the Terror House...
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Finding a Good Book for My Trip
I went to Budapest last year with some relatives. We spent a week visiting their relatives and seeing the sights of that beautiful city on the Danube. Glorious. I purchased the requisite Rick Steves’...
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Traveler’s Tales: Transylvania and the Nightmare of Reading Dracula
The invitation from the groom’s mother may have been intended as a casual bit of FYI: my godson was getting. Did I want to attend the wedding? How often do you get to spend time with old friends you...
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Traveler’s Tales: Hitting the Louvre, Early
During a trip to Paris over spring break, I realized my family was actually on vacation while I was on an excursion. We began each morning the same way: me jumping out of bed and raring to go early and...
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Traveler’s Tales: Westminster Abbey
I enjoyed watching parts of the royal wedding this morning because of the beautiful bride and the handsome groom in uniform, but also because it showed off Westminster Abbey at its finest. A lovely...
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Guidebook Travels with My Friend Rick Steves
I actually don’t know Rick Steves, the person, but I do call him, “mon ami, Rick.“ He got the moniker after I quoted him one too many times for my impatient kinfolk. As in, “Mon ami, Rick Steves,...
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A 2018 Visit to Prague
We visited Prague in spring 2018. It was my second trip to the capital of the Czech Republic. I could scarcely remember my last visit in 1976–when the Iron Curtain stood firmly in place. My near-fiance...
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