For the past three months I have been getting a taste of what retirement might look like.   And let me tell you,  I don’t like it much!  ...

I don’t have any verified homesteaders in my family tree  –  well, maybe a few  –  but it is always tempting in times like these to...

Chances are if you were to ask ten people why they travel,  you would get ten different answers.   But that’s not necessarily a bad...

Traveling with a purpose is the latest buzz-phrase in the travel business,  and I always get kind of a kick out of it,  because I can’t...

From all accounts it appears that everybody today has a bucket list,  and travel is almost certainly on it.   We even tout a few of our...

The first time I visited my future father-in-law’s study I was struck by two things:  the enticing collection of history books that...

I was recently on the receiving end of a flattering and wholly unexpected accolade recognizing many decades of volunteer work promoting...

What is your job title? Are you a sales manager, vice-president, chief cook and bottle washer? Most businesses assign titles without much...

One of my ever-lasting passions is for movies which toy with the space-time continuum, or time travel. There are tons of them out there,...

I read recently that, according to a Netherlands travel study (plus followup research conducted by psychologist and consultant Shawn...

I have been writing a regular monthly blog now for the past four years. It has been both challenging and rewarding. But it is also...

There is a wildly popular restaurant near me that offers only two entrees on its evening menu: big steak and little steak! In this day of...