Aruba!

For the past several years, Virginia and I have made a point of taking winter vacations in warm-weather places — … More

Return to Charleston (part 2)

Friday Another day with excellent weather awaited us. Virginia wanted a more full-on breakfast, so we walked up to Henrietta’s … More

After a few months of minimal travel, it was time to gear up for our Thanksgiving trip to Charleston, SC. … More

It’s been almost a month since we returned from Burgundy. We’ve settled back into our lives in Chicago, adopting most … More

Wednesday Unfortunately, all the activity of the previous four days (see part 2, part 3) caught up with us. On … More

Monday We planned out Monday as the “day to visit the Louvre.” Not that we were especially ambitious — we … More

Saturday For the first time in four trips to Paris, I went out early to pick up croissants for breakfast. … More

I like Paris, quite a lot. It’s distinctive from other major cities I’ve visited, mostly because the best thing to … More

Sunday We woke up to another excellent sunrise over the bay. (I realize I took no pictures during this entire … More

We interrupt the deafening silence on this website with an update… Travel again! Virginia and I recently ventured up to … More