Tuesday, September 7, 2010

Why one should be flexible

December 28, 2009 by Doc  
Filed under Places

In an earlier post, I mentioned that the trip for the summer of 2010 is semi-planned, but that nothing should be etched in stone. I even submitted pictures of the places I intend to visit … well, that was three days ago. In the mean time, I have “discovered” Budva and Bar in Montenegro (another [...]

Let’s travel in 2010!

December 26, 2009 by Doc  
Filed under Places

2009 is really going downhill fast now. Soon we will be entering the second decade of the 21st century. And it makes me wonder … where will I be traveling in the next few years.
I know this year’s trip is planned, or semi-planned. Just for how long,  I don’t know yet. My plans are to [...]

Abraham, Prague and Opera

December 26, 2009 by Doc  
Filed under Tales

Came across a note from Abraham the other day. Abraham was a guy we met in Prague at the opera house. Whenever I travel, I always check out the opera schedule and attend as many performances as I possibly can. Prague was no exception and the first time I visited, I saw two.
When we entered [...]

World’s friendliest countries

December 25, 2009 by Doc  
Filed under Education, Misc

Having traveled quite a bit, I always look at lists, that start with: “The world’s best countries for …” The latest one that I encounter one Christmas Day 2009 is the one which measures the world’s friendliest countries. “Good, I thought, “let’s see where South Africa features.”
South Africa is listed as the 6th friendliest country [...]

The Pope and I

December 25, 2009 by Doc  
Filed under Tales

On this Christmas (2009) day, after I have read about the woman knocking down the Pope, my thoughts went back to the summer of 2007. We were staying in a campground outside Rome (there was no ways that I was going to drive in Rome … driving in Italy was bad enough!) and caught the [...]

Krakow over Thanksgiving

December 7, 2009 by Doc  
Filed under Places

Many of you will know ms Janoski, who works in Student Health. She is not only a friend of mine, but she also travels a lot. When I learned that she was heading to Krakow over Thanksgiving break, I asked whether she would write about it for my site. She agreed and also supplied some [...]