Category Archives: Travel

Foreign Coins

When I was a little girl, I used to love to rummage around in the drawers of my father’s desk or in various little boxes around the house where there would be random small objects like buttons, which didn’t interest … Continue reading

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Don’t Let Their Memory Fade

In November, 2000, my daughter Meg and I were in England. I took this picture of an elderly woman selling poppies in front of Bath Cathedral for Remembrance Day, what we call Veterans Day. We saw people selling these poppies … Continue reading

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Three Towns I’ve Always Wanted to Visit

Truth or Consequences, New Mexico In 1950, the town of Hot Springs renamed itself in honor of the Truth or Consequences radio program when host Ralph Edwards announced he’d broadcast the program from the first town that did so. My … Continue reading

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The Isle of Bute

Last month I was spent a few days in Scotland and made a quick and unplanned visit to the Isle of Bute. I knew nothing about it except that the train and ferry schedule worked out so that I could … Continue reading

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Wemyss Bay Railway Station

Last month I spent two weeks in Northern Ireland visiting family, and took the ferry over to Scotland to spend a few days of casual exploration, riding around on trains with a “Freedom of Scotland” BritRail pass. I had studied … Continue reading

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Google Books for Family History

I just returned from a trip to the United Kingdom. Most of my time was spent in Northern Ireland visiting my new grandson and his parents, but I also took the ferry over to Scotland and spent a few days … Continue reading

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Glimpses of Glasgow

I’m going to the UK on Friday, mostly to Belfast, but I’ll be spending a little time in Glasgow and flying home from there. I’ve never been to Glasgow but it’s an important place in my family history. The Ross … Continue reading

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Acquaviva delle Fonti

Last week I celebrated my birthday in Italy with my daughters. We spent a few days in the Puglia region, where both of my father’s parents came from, and on Tuesday we took the train from Bari and spent an … Continue reading

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Chatham County Courthouse: Pittsboro, North Carolina

Tonight a Flickr member posted this comment on my photo of the Chatham County Courthouse: “I will miss this building terribly.” Miss it? Was he moving away, perhaps? Surely they weren’t planning to demolish it? I looked at my statistics … Continue reading

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The Sun is Setting

The Sun Never Sets: Travels to the Remaining Outposts of the British Empire By Simon Winchester In the early 1980s, journalist Winchester decided to visit what was left of the British Empire. It was an odd assortment of places including … Continue reading

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