Chapter Athens I freely admit that I did very little planning for this trip. I selected TourRadar and my daughter did the rest. TourRadar...

Chapter Santorini Welcome to Fantasy Island! Around 1600 BCE, the Minoan volcano of Santorini erupted, spewing ash, killing the...

Chapter Naxos Greece is a part of the EU (which made travelling through multiple countries easy — no passport controls at each landing)....

Chapter Paros Our next couple of days found us on the island of Paros . The ferry was smaller, more chaotic, and prone to the whims of...

Chapter Mykonos I have entered many airports around the world, in many countries, without seeing the cities — as fleas on a cat;...

Chapter Iceland Iceland is a cold version of Hawaii — a frozen lava island with few and far-between conifers and birch trees. The small...

Maybe I was twelve when I last visited Charleston, South Carolina. It's not the same Charleston that I remembered. Of course, that was the mid-1980s, and the Country was rising out of an economic slump. That tall and awkward girl remembered the Market Hall being a much rougher location, and very near the Old Slave Mart building. In my mind, I think I mixed up the history of what happened where. Both buildings are within walking distance of each other; and both since renovated

During this trip, we were driving over 770 miles (12 hours straight). I tired to keep each stop between a three- to four- hour drives...

Previous Blogs in Order of Events: Kansas City Cousins Graceland -- A Different South Nashville or Nashvegas? The trucks didn't stop at...

After touring Graceland, a three-hour affair including a BBQ lunch, we headed to Nashville along the I-40. Since leaving Colorado, and...

Author Note: this post is best understood by having read my previous post on Kansas. I headed south and east towards Memphis, TN. I have...

It's good to travel. It's good to move to a new city and find your way around. It's good to be good people.

We made a critical error, a novice mistake — our bags were going past security and we were not. “Do we pick up our bags here?” I asked...

Presence without Reversal "Time does not exist. There is only a small and infinite present, and it is only in the present that our life...

I am SO excited, my poem "Christmas in Ouray" was published at spillwords.com. The funny thing is that these poems are often written...

Samhain Meditation {Find a seated or lying meditation} Feel the earth beneath you. Perhaps the earth is cold against your body, notice...

Marcy loves wellness. Always an athlete, she was first girl picked in the playground games. Earliest honors began with varsity 4-A state...

The sun has graced us with all its virtuous rays, the peak of warmth and the potency of growth. Litha, Goddess, Green Man and all fairies...

To my Dearest M, You… I know not what I did to deserve the undying love you gave to me. If you are reading this, then I am gone, and you...

Start with: Nadi Shodhana Pranayama – 8 rounds (alternate nasal breathing) Script: As you sit peacefully, begin to form an image of...