Time Well Spent
I just flew for 20 hours in the air, along with a three-hour layover, to get home from halfway around the world. It seems like an arduous journey to some. On the other hand, I could have been commuting to
The Ministry of Tolerance
Dubai is proud of its tolerance for people of all religions (we also found this in Morocco). There is a Ministry of Tolerance here. Last evening, we took a car to attend Vigil Mass at St. Mary's church. We have attended
Let Me In
Global Entry is a blessing, but in all the years I've been using it, for the first time there was a line at the machines in Boston last night, and the system is not set up for lines of people
Tenerife
These are all taken from our room or inside our room at the Ritz Carlton Abama in Tenerife. The bedroom is the guest bedroom. Note the contemplative sand garden on the terrace.
Marrakech 3 of 3
The Four Seasons here is like living in the Arabian Nights, goes into our top five.
Marrakech 2 of 3
The people are fabulous, the food outstanding, and the society is very open and accepting. And even the cats ride scooters.
In Marrakech
We arrived in Marrakech from Zurich. Having been to 60 countries, this was the worst immigration process I've ever seen. Over a thousand people in serpentine lines shuffling forward, most with their faces in their iPhones often neglecting to move.
Fly the Ocean in A Silver Plane
We've just flown about 18,000 miles in 10 days, stayed at one of the finest hotels in Johannesburg (or in Africa), then in an exquisite game lodge in the "bush," and spent four full days leaving from 6 am to
