All of Us Natural Foods: Deerfield’s New Vegan Restaurant
All of Us Natural Foods was a refreshing new restaurant that offered vegan, vegetarian and gluten-free food in Deerfield MA. Really tasty! It was open for 3 weeks, but now it’s permently closed.
Proof: A Dramatic Night of Theater by a Pulitzer Winner at Ja’Duke
Proof, a play by David Auburn that won the Pulitzer Prize for Drama, was performed by Ja’Duke Theater in their Turners Falls venue, here is my review.
August 2022 Ruminations: Good, Bad, Indifferent
August ruminations about a life that feels lonely and challenging, but hopeful for things to bounce back soon as my travel resumes.
Uncle David Harding Thomas 1943-2022
Uncle Dave passed away, it’s sad to say goodbye to my last uncle, who lived a long life with great memories and struggles with health.
Pass Over at Chester: Bold and Real
Pass Over is a powerful play about race, cops, and the city, performed by Chester Theater Company July 2022. play review.
Amsterdam’s Contagious Energy
Amsterdam has a youthful energy that’s really fun and makes you feel good. The city is so prosperous and people seem really happy here.
Netherlands Joys on Scenic Cruises
Netherlands: I’ve been cruising the Rhine on Scenic and visiting small and large towns in the Netherlands, biking and enjoying the scenery.
Crazy for You at Ja’Duke: Such Familiar Songs
Crazy for You at Ja’Duke theater is a strong song and dance musical with many large full cast numbers and excellent set design.
Cruising the Low Countries Next Week with Scenic
Cruising the low countries with Scenic Cruises on their Floriade cruise from Amsterdam to many cities in Belgium and Netherlands.
Pride@Prejudice: Weaving Between Worlds
Chester Theatre Company’s first show of the season, Pride@prejudice, directed by Daniel Elihu Kramer, is a first-rate show, a crazy trip.
Ventimiglia and Family for the Win!
Ventimiglia turned out to be a perfect place for a family vacation that gave us the chance to visit Menton, France, Monaco and some seaside towns.
Gerald Pisano of the Hotel Splendid in Cannes
Cannes, a small city of 75,000, is the center of the film world in May, an interview with Gerald Pisano, of the Hotel Splendid, the oldest in the city.
Almeria: My New Favorite Spanish City
Almeria, Spain, is just 140 kilometers from the continent of Africa and there is a fantastically beautiful natural park, as well as gorgeous city center and a fake western town where movies were once made.
Back in the Arms of My Travel Tribe
Tribe: Everyone has a tribe, the people who you can relate to. Mine is the travel tribe, and it was a marvelous thing to reunite with so many of them.
Covid Catches Up with Me in Saudi Arabia
Covid caught up to me when I was traveling in Saudi Arabia, thankfully due to vaccines and lots of hydration, I am on the mend. A look at some of the sites of Riyadh Saudi Arabia and a train trip through the Kingdom.
Saudi Arabia in 2022: A Few Observations
Some observations about the country of Saudi Arabia afer a few days visiting here in 2022.
NEOM: Some of the Striking Landscapes of NW Saudi Arabia
NEOM. Photos taken at NEOM, the huge new development project in NW Saudi Arabia where so many things are being built and re-imagined.
Saudi Arabia: NEOM, Dammam and Tabuk Await Me
Saudi Arabia awaits, my trip starts tonight with an overnight flight to Doha and then flights to Jeddah and Tabuk. Adventures in the desert await.