Arriving in Hora’s harbour in Naxos in the early dusk on the busy inter-island ferry, the weary traveller is greeted by this lovely sight of the harbour with it’s old Venetian fortifications that protected the harbour in years gone by. The…
People who fly in the Western half of the United States are more likely to have their flights leave and arrive on time according to the US Bureau of Transporation Statistics. Alaska and Hawaiian airlines have an on time performance well above the…
On this, the thirteenth anniversary of 9/11, I thought it would be a nice idea to tell a story of courage, hope, inspiration, of a hero…Terry Fox was all of these, and more. For those of you who may not be…
One of my favorite places to visit in Colorado is in the western part of the state, just south of the I-70 freeway and city of Colorado Springs. Colorado National Monument contains some beautiful red sandstone rock, with massive…
Allmächd! is a typical Franconian dialect exclamation—best translated as “almighty!” After my tweet @TravelGumbo a few days ago (“Sage travel advice: never call a ‘Franconian’ (native of northern Bavaria)…
Arriving in Hora’s harbour in Naxos in the early dusk on the busy inter-island ferry, the weary traveller is greeted by this lovely sight of the harbour with it’s old Venetian fortifications that protected the harbour in years gone by. The…
People who fly in the Western half of the United States are more likely to have their flights leave and arrive on time according to the US Bureau of Transporation Statistics. Alaska and Hawaiian airlines have an on time performance well above the…
On this, the thirteenth anniversary of 9/11, I thought it would be a nice idea to tell a story of courage, hope, inspiration, of a hero…Terry Fox was all of these, and more. For those of you who may not be…
One of my favorite places to visit in Colorado is in the western part of the state, just south of the I-70 freeway and city of Colorado Springs. Colorado National Monument contains some beautiful red sandstone rock, with massive…
Allmächd! is a typical Franconian dialect exclamation—best translated as “almighty!” After my tweet @TravelGumbo a few days ago (“Sage travel advice: never call a ‘Franconian’ (native of northern Bavaria)…
