TravelsTravelsThe World is a book, The World is a book,

and those who do not travel and those who do not travel read only a page.  read only a page. 

~St. Augustine ~St. Augustine

I love to travel . . .I love to travel . . .

The privilege of travel has been one of the The privilege of travel has been one of the most supreme blessings of my life.most supreme blessings of my life.

Marseille, France 2005

I love the adventure . . .I love the adventure . . .

Titlis Mountain,

Switzerland 2005

The medina (old city) in Fez, Morocco 2008

I love the I love the ENCOUNTERENCOUNTER . . . . . .

I meet new friends easily and everywhere.I meet new friends easily and everywhere.

Overnight Train from Spain to

Italy 2005 The Souk (market) in Rabat,

Morocco 2009

Travel . . .

. . . is fatal to prejudice, bigotry, and narrow-

mindedness, and many of our people need it sorely on these accounts.  Broad, wholesome, charitable views of men and things cannot be acquired by

vegetating in one little corner of the earth all one's lifetime. 

~Mark Twain

Everyday, a Everyday, a FRESHFRESH Perspective . . .Perspective . . .

This disabled woman This disabled woman is one of many men, is one of many men, women and children women and children living and begging living and begging the streets of the streets of Marrakech Marrakech everyday. everyday.

We visited with her, We visited with her, brought her food, brought her food, and refilled her and refilled her prescriptions. prescriptions.

I’ve never been the I’ve never been the same after same after Marrakech. Marrakech.

Marrakech, Morocco 2009

. . . A . . . A NEWNEW way to see, way to see,

The house where Anne

Frank and her family

hid during the

Holocaust.

Amsterdam, The

Netherlands 2005

Roman Coliseum in Arles, France 2005

A A DIFFERENTDIFFERENT way to do way to do things! things!

Keeping our heads covered. Morocco

2009

Tajine (traditional stew) roasted in clay

pot.

Morocco 2008

If you reject the food, ignore the customs, fear the religion and avoid the people, you might better stay home.  ~James Michener

Travel Travel CHANGESCHANGES me . . . me . . .

I soon realized that no journey I soon realized that no journey

carries one far unless, carries one far unless,

as it extends into the world as it extends into the world around us, it goes an equal around us, it goes an equal

distance into the world distance into the world within.  within. 

~Lillian Smith ~Lillian Smith

. . . And I’m grateful.. . . And I’m grateful.

Jamaica

Germany

Spain, France, Italy, Germany, Switzerland, Denmark, The Netherlands

Morocco

Morocco

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