When we first began spending time in Czechia in 2021, I envisioned that a possibility would be to purchase an apartment in Prague to use while in town and then maybe rent out while elsewhere. For various reasons this is no longer realistic for me, including the huge price increases which continue every year. In […]
Read More Prague’s Housing UnaffordabilityAs many readers know, I really love to hike. It’s relaxing and connects me to nature. I particular enjoy mountainous, or at least hilly, routes to get the legs stronger and the heart pumping. Sometimes I hike solo, but I particularly like to hike with a group for the socialization. And hikes and walks help […]
Read More Czech Hiking Trail MarkersThis is Part 2 of a series of collections of Czech tidbits. In Part 1, I highlighted Anglo-American University (AAU), WWII memorial plaques, and the Czech Mycological Society with their mushroom box. In this Part 2, I provide insights into Prague public transport, particularly for the mobile app, and I tell about my first driving […]
Read More Bohemian Rhapsodies – Part 2Over the past several months I’ve been recording notable Czech insights I’ve learned. Some of these apply only to Prague, which is in Bohemia, but many are generally Czech and so are applicable to other regions of the country, including Moravia and Silesia. In this post I describe a few of the highlights. ANGLO-AMERICAN UNIVERSITY […]
Read More Bohemian Rhapsodies – Part 1During Independence Day weekend, after helping Ben to move into his new Manhattan apartment, I kept having the phrase “New York City?!” go through my head. I hadn’t visited this wonderful “country within a country” since a work trip back in June 2001, when the World Trade Center towers still existed. I’m super-excited for this […]
Read More New York City?!Sofia and I hadn’t taken a father-daughter trip, just the two of us, in several years. That had to be remedied! So we booked budget flights and headed to Málaga for sun, sand, sea, flamenco, Picasso, and tapas! This was actually my third time to Málaga, but Sofia’s first to Spain in general, so she […]
Read More Malaga (Spain), and 74-km MarchFine dining, fine views, and hefty fines — this is Singapore! Keep your gum at home, and properly dispose of your litter. Singapore (a city-state) is definitely worth a visit for a few days. English is spoken well, there’s lots to see and do, and it’s memorable and even a bit strange. It’s full of […]
Read More Singapore, a fine cityOther blog post title suggestions from ChatGPT:– New Zealand: The Cruise We Planned vs. The Cruise We Got– Sailing Past Our Vacation– When the Captain Says “Due to Weather…”– The Cruise Itinerary That Became a Suggestion– Our New Zealand Cruise: Now with 70% More Sea– Collecting Seasickness Instead of Souvenirs– We Came for Fjords, Stayed […]
Read More The Fellowship of the Cancelled PortsI know many readers have been to Australia and/or New Zealand, and they are both rich in natural beauty and variety, unique animals, and engaging history. My visit to these remote locales was certainly too short, and I would very much like to return to each, preferably spending weeks there to be able to explore […]
Read More G’day from AustraliaOn a day trip from Hong Kong, Ben and I traveled by ferry to Macau, another special administrative region of China, and a former Portuguese colony and territory, turned back over to China in 1999. It is the most densely-populated territory on the planet, and it has a very high standard of living and one […]
Read More Macau: it’s not Hong Kong, but had ping pong
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