Birds on rocks along the South Coast of Dublin

The South Coast of Dublin photo tour

Looking at the options for conference attendees, I was excited to sign up for the Dublin photo tour of the South Coast with Dawn 2 Dusk.  A photography tour would ensure that I didn’t need to run ahead of the group for my photo and I didn’t need to hurry up […]

USAirways Envoy flight from Paris, a bittersweet flight

Today, March 31st is the last day of USAirways as an airline.  Tomorrow, on April 1st (not lost is that it is April Fools’ Day), the new American will emerge from the merger of the two airlines and my loyalty program shifts from the Star Alliance to One World.  I’m […]

First Amendment

Philadelphia Historic Landmarks – FriFotos

Philadelphia historic landmarks, some world reknown, others just locally loved are all around the city.  For this week’s #FriFotos theme of Landmarks, I share a bit of my city, The City of Brotherly Love.  We have over 60 National Historic Landmarks in and around the city.  Walking around to see […]

Calder "Flamingo" in Chicago

In search of a cookie and finding outdoor Art in Chicago

It’s no secret that I’m a cookie addict.  While I have tempered the craving a bit by only eating highly worthy cookies such as Metropolitan Bakery‘s Sour Cherry Sea Salted Chocolate Chip or my local Hope’s Cookies, I was on a cookie quest in Chicago.  I was in search of […]

Asiana approach to ICN windmills

Flying Asiana Airlines Business Class from Chicago (ORD) to Seoul (ICN)

As part of my award ticket, I would need to reposition myself to Chicago to get the first of three flights to Melbourne.  My USAir flight from Philadelphia to Chicago, where I would stay overnight, was quite interesting.  I had heard commotion from the rows behind me during the flight […]

Spring flowers Kirstenbosch South Africa

Kirstenbosch Botanical Garden, South Africa

I don’t have a green thumb, never had, never will, so I enjoy visiting gardens because they are pretty colorful, relaxing and give me so many photo opportunities.  The Kirstenbosch National Botanical Garden ,outside of Cape Town, was a stop on the day long private tour  (we spent the morning […]

Hotel Review: Pullman Sydney on Hyde Park

The tweet from Accor Hotels said “retweet this to win a 2 night stay in Sydney”, well, who am I not to comply with a directive like that?  So retweet I did as it was easy enough to do – no forms to complete, no log in or granting access […]

LOVE Park in Philly

American Airlines Lounge PHL Review (AA PHL Terminal A West)

The perk of flying on a business class international ticket is the lounge access.  Over the years,  traveling solo, the lounge has been a good place to have a quiet seat, charge my phone and not worry about my bags when I want to use the bathroom (one downside of […]