Barb and I traveled to Vienna and Salzburg in Austria. This post covers our time in Salzburg, including Sound of Music tour and Hallstatt. Austria Part 1 | Austria Part 3 Day 5 Monday 5/14/18 – Vienna to Salzburg Frances headed off to work before we rose, but she left us with a key and directions …
Barb and I traveled to Vienna and Salzburg in Austria to finally visit Frances Marshall. Barb and Frances went to UVA together and Frances has been great at keeping in touch over the years. She is one of Barb’s “smart friends”, a nuclear engineer, spending many years at a facility in Idaho Falls where Barb …
We went straight from the reception to the Four Seasons Hotel in Georgetown for a one-night honeymoon stay. The hotel had just opened the year before and it was our first time at a Four Seasons. We had considered other places, particularly the Red Fox Inn in Middleburg (we’ve still never been to the Red …
“Spring Break” trip to Aruba with Barb and Allie. Barb always likes to have a winter/spring break in the sun but we’ve had a hard time finding a favorite place (other than Hawaii) that we all like. Over the years we’ve tried a number of spots in the Dominican Republic, Bahamas, Aruba, Florida, and going …
Just read an interesting article from The Telegraph called “The rise of slow travel: 20 adventures to take at a leisurely pace“. It gives some nice background on the rise of the “slow movement” in food and lots of other areas, citing the work of Carlo Petrini (founder of Slow Food International) and Carl Honore (author …
Trip to London for 2018 New Year’s with Barb and Allie, staying with Ada. Sunday, Dec. 31 The plan for this New Year’s Eve Day is to mostly take it easy, heading down to Fortnum & Mason for some (now) traditional New Year’s shopping and tea, then back to Ada’s to prepare a nice dinner. …
A recent Washington Post Magazine article by Jonathan Rauch, who also has a forthcoming book, reminded me about the Happiness U Curve. It’s the notion that in many people’s lives, satisfaction starts out high, dips in middle age and then rebounds and grows in later years. The theory has been brewing since at least the …
Today is my 60th birthday. Most of my other birthdays have floated past without much notice or thought. This one feels different. I’ve noticed it coming for a while, and now it feels something like a milestone. At least it seems to deserve a moment of reflection and assessment. I’m hoping this marks the approximate …
Trip to London for 2018 New Year’s with Barb and Allie, staying with Ada. Wednesday, Dec. 27, 2017 For the third year in a row, we ventured to London for a New Year’s break with Ada. Allie arrived home from Boston on Friday evening, Dec. 22, and we had a nice quiet Christmas together. On …
Trip to Boston with Barb to celebrate both girls’ birthdays, for Barb to see Allie’s place, and generally commune with our newly working daughter. Then Bill went on to Nova Scotia for week including music of the Celtic Colours festival. Previous Day | Trip Home Wednesday, Oct. 11, 2017 Today’s plan was to drive to Baddeck …
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