Ceiling Architecture Details Corner Library of Congress

Visiting the Library of Congress in D.C. – Architectural Surprises

As I get older, I love surprises when I travel, not the train canceled and you are stuck surprises, but the discovery of a local restaurant that doesn’t have a social presence just the love of neighbors.  Our world is so connected now that it’s hard to be surprised or […]

London Street Art Shoreditch

London Shoreditch Street Art Tour with a Tween

Last summer in London, my niece will tell you I tortured her with art.  If I tell the story, while I’m sure I should say it was an educational experience (which it was), it was actually a bit of revenge for her shopping torture I endured in Paris. At eleven, […]

The Northern Lights Iceland Reykjavik

Chasing the Northern Lights in Iceland

All of the weather apps, no matter how much I wished it otherwise, showed rain and clouds for my four day weekend in Reykjavik so I resigned myself that I probably wasn’t going to see the Northern Lights in Iceland on this trip. The Aurora forecast for Iceland was showing […]