Travel always presents challenges and requires some accommodations. One little-mentioned point of travel-related adjustment involves the bathroom area. After all, you’re accustomed to your home commode. You’re used to the height, the seating, the back support, and the sound that is made when you flush. So, when you go the road and find one of [...]
Posts Tagged ‘Travel’
The Flush Factor
Posted in Humor, Travel, tagged Bathrooms, Hotel Rooms, Hotels, Humor, Toilets, Travel on January 30, 2012 | 2 Comments »
The Perils Of “Wine Product”
Posted in Food, Travel, tagged Chateau Diana, Food, New York City, Travel, Wine, Wine Product on January 9, 2012 | Leave a Comment »
One last point about our New York City adventure: it taught me a valuable lesson about carefully reading the labels on unfamiliar food products. We were buying food in the little market near our apartment. I looked for a bottle of wine and there, in the beer aisle, were a few bottles. Not much of [...]
Rocky Mountains, Hi!
Posted in America, Travel, tagged America, Denver, John Denver, Photography, Rocky Mountains, Travel on January 4, 2012 | 2 Comments »
Okay, it’s a bad pun, and probably disrespectful to the memory of John Denver, to boot. But for me it is remarkable to look out the window of an office building and see the peaks of the eastern Rockies on the horizon. Being a flatlander — and Columbus is about as flat as it gets [...]
The Brown Palace
Posted in Uncategorized, tagged Denver, Hotels, Rotary telephones, the Beatles, The Brown Palace, Travel on January 4, 2012 | 1 Comment »
Last night I was in Denver on business, so I satisfied my interest in historic hotels by spending the night at The Brown Palace. The Brown Palace Hotel has continuously operated in downtown Denver since August, 1892. It has hosted countless Presidents and celebrities, including the Beatles. Why, there is even a Beatles suite! It’s [...]
Those Too-Tight Airplane Seat Belts
Posted in Humor, Travel, tagged Airplanes, airports, Humor, Losing Weight, Seat Belts, Travel, Weight Loss Products on January 3, 2012 | Leave a Comment »
Apparently everyone who flies commercially in America these days is either a supermodel, an elf, or a child under the age of nine. I say this because, without fail, when I finally plop down into my seat on the plane and fish out the seatbelt buckle halves from under my butt, I need to significantly [...]
Bold And Beautiful (IX)
Posted in Travel, tagged Bahamas, Flowers, Grand Bahama, Photography, Plants, Travel, Tropical plants on January 1, 2012 | Leave a Comment »
Bold And Beautiful (VIII)
Posted in Travel, tagged Bahamas, Flowers, Grand Bahama, Photography, Plants, Travel, Tropical plants on January 1, 2012 | Leave a Comment »
Bahamas Beach Bonfire, 2012
Posted in Travel, tagged 2012, Bahamas, Grand Bahama, Port Lucaya, Travel on January 1, 2012 | 1 Comment »
In Port Lucaya, on Grand Bahama Island, we welcomed in 2012 with a beach bonfire, fireworks, and very cool hot air balloons. Happy New Year!
New Year’s Eve, Grand Bahama Island
Posted in Travel, tagged Bahamas, Grand Bahama, Holidays, New Year's Eve, Photography, Travel on December 31, 2011 | Leave a Comment »
It’s been a long, hard year for us all. Time for a cocktail, some relaxation, and the tough mental and physical preparation for whatever New Year’s Eve celebration you may grace as 2011 draws to a close and we ring in the New Year.
Bold And Beautiful (VII)
Posted in Travel, tagged Bahamas, Flowers, Grand Bahama, Photography, Plants, Travel, Tropical plants on December 31, 2011 | Leave a Comment »
Bold And Beautiful (VI)
Posted in Travel, tagged Bahamas, Flowers, Grand Bahama, Photography, Plants, Travel, Tropical plants on December 31, 2011 | Leave a Comment »
Bold And Beautiful (V)
Posted in Travel, tagged Bahamas, Flowers, Grand Bahama, Photography, Plants, Travel, Tropical plants on December 30, 2011 | Leave a Comment »
Bold And Beautiful (IV)
Posted in Uncategorized, tagged Bahamas, Flowers, Grand Baha, Photography, Plants, Travel, Tropical plants on December 30, 2011 | Leave a Comment »
Bold And Beautiful (III)
Posted in Travel, tagged Bahamas, Flowers, Grand Bahama, Photography, Plants, Travel, Tropical plants on December 30, 2011 | Leave a Comment »
