Some Places are Just Good for Your Soul

by Rose Mary Griffith | Jul 13, 2018 | Liguria, Travel Musings, Wales | 2 |

Manarola, Italy is one of the best. My parents’ home was always soul soothing. No matter what,...

Ah, Nespresso…helping with our love of coffee

by Rose Mary Griffith | Jun 15, 2018 | Laughter Musings, More Europe | 19 |

We love coffee–the taste, the smell, the ritual and companionship of a shared cup. My...

Can passengers expect flawless flying?

by Rose Mary Griffith | Jun 12, 2018 | More Europe, More USA, Travel Musings | 8 |

Are you as amazed as I am by how difficult it is for some people to get the basic concept of boarding an airplane. The flight attendant, or even the captain, can state the simple instructions with no chance at being heard and understood.

As this blog posts, Jackie, Jenny and I are bound for Wales … we’ll let you know how many silly passengers we observe—and yes, we’ll admit to it if it’s each other!

Are life’s surprising pleasures really chance encounters?

by Rose Mary Griffith | Jun 10, 2018 | Italy, Liguria, Opinionated Musings, Travel Musings | 4 |

The setting: Cinque Terre Park, Italy. The setting: Cinque Terre National Park on the Italian...

7 Ways to be Okay Acting Like a Tourist

by Rose Mary Griffith | Jun 7, 2018 | Laughter Musings, More Wales, Travel Musings, Wales | 24 |

In the former home-of-my-heart, Red Lodge, Montana, we used to have a word for the flocks of...

Travel Adventures Don’t Have to Be Risky

by Rose Mary Griffith | Jun 6, 2018 | More Europe, More Hawaii, More USA, More Wales, Travel Musings | 32 |

The basics of this post are from a couple of years ago, but as we travel, we learn more about taking journeys and what constitutes an adventure for each of us. So here it is revisited, double the words, double the fun, right?
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Do you see the unseen people?

by Rose Mary Griffith | May 27, 2018 | Opinionated Musings | 2 |

Over the next week, when you interact with people outside of your normal realm, practice really...

Finding Pleasure in Travel Gone Awry

by Rose Mary Griffith | May 21, 2018 | More Europe, More USA, Travel Musings | 2 |

Our most recent travel snafu was on a flight back to Pittsburgh from Zurich, Switzerland. Why we...

No Place Is Too Far Away

by Rose Mary Griffith | May 17, 2018 | More Wales, Travel Musings, Wales | 28 |

Do you sometimes need to run away from home? Does the overwhelming desperation to escape the...

Dressing Advice for an American in Europe

by Rose Mary Griffith | Apr 8, 2018 | Italy, Milan, More Europe, Travel Musings, Tuscany | 26 |

The best advice for your maiden voyage—and all subsequent ones—to Europe from the USA is to travel light. Pack the week before, unpack, repack, keep going until that suitcase contains only the essentials. If you’ve really missed something? That means you get to buy something new!

Savannah House Tours Provide a Dose of History

by Rose Mary Griffith | Apr 1, 2018 | More USA, Travel Musings | 20 |

Don’t you just love a house tour? In Montana it was a treat to take part in the Parade of Homes—new construction on display. In Savannah, Georgia your historian’s heart will say pah to anything built this century and as you step back in time to tour homes from a much grander—architecturally speaking—era.

Historical Savannah, Georgia is Rich in Culture

by Rose Mary Griffith | Mar 25, 2018 | More USA, Travel Musings | 20 |

Visiting Savannah from Pittsburgh in February is a wonderful, soul-warming trip to take. The history of the city draws you in the same way the sunshine convinces you that the gray, short days are coming to an end and spring is on the way. If you enjoy vast historic districts, then this part of Georgia should be on your list.

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