Stephanie’s on her way … almost
February 27, 2010 by Doc
Filed under Education, Study/work abroad
Time is drawing near for Stephanie Vegliante, one of my students, who will be leaving for the Aegean Center in Greece in a few days. She has agreed to keep us posted of her experiences, as well as supplying pics … which would be great as she is a photography major.
I now have 5 days [...]
Rent textbooks, don’t buy
Kelly Jones is a student in my IMC 400 class on Saturdays. She wrote this piece and I think it is a great idea.
Any student who is attending school or thinking about attending school knows that just the thought of buying textbooks makes you cringe! Schools do not tell you that there are other resources [...]
WHY I HATED Venice!
La Dolce Vita in Italy
The fantasy: The cinematic romance of Venice: wandering hand in hand through the old-world elegance of La Serenissima’s alleyways, cuddling on a gondola ride along the canals, dining by candlelight in ancient piazzas.
The reality: Your overpriced gondola will be stuck in a traffic jam of canned romance, likely because the gondoliers [...]
A month of outdoor bliss
So many of you have either come and talk to me one-on-one, or emailed me and asked me where you should go. That question can be best answered by what you would like to see/do and what your personality is like. Today I am going to deal with the “outdoorsy” type. If you like the [...]
Top 10 cities …
The list of the top 10 cities in the world has just been released. No American city is to be found on this list. Two countries, viz. Australia and Canada, are responsible for 70% of the cities (Australia has 4). Austria, Finland and New Zealand complete the list. The cities are:
1. Vancouver; 2. Vienna; 3. [...]
Travel time … what to take along
February 11, 2010 by Doc
Filed under Travel Tips
In a few weeks, spring break will be upon us followed by the summer break not too long after that. With that in mind, I decided to remind you of what you have to take with you to make your trip to Europe not only successful, but a memorable one … one which will be [...]
Top European places
I found lists on the internet dealing with this topic. Read them, and I was amazed how I would agree with some choices, and on the other hand, totally disagree. I decided to make my own list with the sole rule: If I wanted to include more than two places from one country, I had [...]
Start using your brains!
What is wrong with the following scenario?
AMR Corp., the parent company of American Airlines, lost $1.47 billion last year and $3.59 billion during the past two years. And now American Airlines will charge $8 for a pillow and blanket in coach. Add to this having to pay to check a bag! I know times are [...]
Yugoslavia
Yugoslavia is a country that no longer exists. What used to make up this country, are seven independent states today. They are (capitals in parentheses): Bosnia and Herzegovina (Sarajevo ); Croatia (Zagreb); Kosovo (Pristina); Macedonia (Skopje); Montenegro (Podgorica); Serbia (Belgrade) and Slovenia (Ljubljana).
I have only been to one of these countries, viz. Croatia and I [...]
The ski mask
If one wishes to see the daffodils in England (Wordsworth’s “Ode to Daffodils,” The Lake District, remember) one has to go in the spring, early spring. And, that time of the year it is very, very cold in England. Many years ago I thought I could brave the cold and packed my bags. Off to [...]
