And so my visit to Ireland was coming to and end but I knew I'd return. The last stop was going to be Bunratty Castle. While some would argue that i...
Happy Birthday Houston, Texas, and Beyond! It's been one year since I started this little project and I figure I'd celebrate by giving YOU a gift - someth...
The cathedrals of Kutna Hora are quite magnificent - which is very impressive for it being a small town. I already wrote about the Sedlec Ossuary wh...
No visit to Kutna Hora, Prague, or the Czech Republic should skip the Sedlec Ossuary - an incredible, though a bit creepy attraction.
The Ossuary dates b...
As we near the holidays, I wanted to share one of my visits to the Czech Republic where I got to spend Christmas in Kutna Hora. This was one of my return ...
I had the opportunity to visit the Czech Republic a few times and the first time was the small town of Kutna Hora. This first visit was for business and this to...
I'm going to wrap up my New Orleans articles (for now) with a what I will call "special experiences". The first of this, is of course, a visit to the St. Louis...
New Orleans has so many musicians, artists, and street performers all over that it is one of my favorite pastimes when I visit. Yes, there are many galleries a...
New Orleans at night becomes a very different city - one that needs to be experienced at least once.
I've already written a bit about the French Quarter so t...
New Orleans' French Quarter is without a doubt the cities main attraction - and for good reason. This is the historic section of the city, full of art, mu...
New Orleans is a short 5 1/2 hour drive from my home in Houston so I usually visit every year. It is always a fascinating city - with its rich culture, delicio...
A while back I finally had to opportunity to visit Savannah, Georgia on a long road trip from my home in Houston to visit family in Miami, Florida. I've driven...
All good things come to an end and so did my wonderful visit to Portugal. On my last day there, I visited Sintra and Cascais and all I can say is "wow". This ...
I did it. I did the tourist thing. By this time I was just tired of finding my way around and wanted the last two days in Portugal to be a bit more relaxing -...
Lisbon. Portugal's capital and usually the only place most tourists visit in Portugal. That's a shame - and not because Lisbon is not a beautiful city, it is....
After all this time in Portugal, I'm finally getting to Oporto. Oporto is the second largest city and more importantly, home to the best Port wine in the world...
Bom Jesus do Monte is "Portugal's most spectacular religious sanctuary". Indeed it is. Mind blown. Words just can't explain it.
The site is built on a mou...
I arrived in Guimaraes late in the afternoon after touring the old border castle towns and was greeted by my hosts from Alojamento F&B - another AirBnB find...
There it was, a Border Castles Tour listed in the book. What could be better than a series of old border castle towns? Not one, but several of them! That was...
Off to see the main site in Tomar - the Convento de Cristo. I had read about this, I had seen photographs, but nothing prepared me for what I was about to expe...
