The subject of mountains and climbing them seems to be coming up a lot more in the news as a result of recent events. Questions like: should beacons or GPS devices be mandatory or should people even be allowed to do this type of activity in the winter top the conversation topics. I [...]
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I’ve been seeing posts of “100 Things About Me” done on other blog sites lately and, while I applaud those who can actually come up with 100 things about themselves, I personally 1) think that’s a little much to expect someone else (especially a hapless stranger) to have to read through, and 2) I doubt [...]
The Money Shot
Originally uploaded by thewriterbee
For those of you who have yet to look through all my photos from the Alaska trip I took in June, here is just a taste of what you’re missing! Love this one… Will most likely end up on my wall.
The full slideshow of my AK photos can be [...]
The title of this entry is taken from a quote by Robert Benchley. I have absolutely no idea who he is, but I like the way his mind works:
There is probably no more obnoxious class of citizen, taken end for end, than the returning vacationist.
I’m back at work today and thrown back into the atmosphere [...]
Well, it’s official. I’m a cruise-ship convert. This is not to say that I will be from now on choosing to cruise my way to every destination I have in my life travel “to-do” list, but rather I mean this to imply that I have honestly embraced the cruising experience. After the paradigm shift I [...]
