Category Archives: Travel

Why chicken, not wheat or wool?

Posted on February 13, 2023 by Betsy

If there’s one thing I’ve learned in recent months, it’s that there’s more to what meets the eye, and the outcome is often what you least expect. Take time to learn, and you’ll emerge more enlightened.   Take Frankenmuth, Michigan, … Continue reading →

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“It’s like musical chairs except everybody sat down around 1964.”

Posted on January 6, 2020 by Betsy

Crawling along West 47th Street between Fifth and Sixth Avenues, I gaped at customers who milled around one crowded store after another, bartering with fast-talking salesmen standing behind showcases packed with rows upon rows of diamond jewelry. Dressed in colorful … Continue reading →

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Wrap up New England at “a beautiful place by the sea”

Posted on November 23, 2019 by Betsy

There’s a three-mile stretch of sand and dunes at Ogunquit, Maine, so named by the Abenaki Indians as “a beautiful place by the sea.” It curves alongside the Atlantic Ocean’s rugged coastline and continues past 70 oceanfront acres atop Bald … Continue reading →

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“I turned and looked another way, and saw three islands in a bay.”

Posted on November 22, 2019 by Betsy

The scrapbook my mother made for me reminded me that when I was there in 1973, I played chess by the fire, was fascinated by a glass-topped table that displayed shells, had “superatious” blueberry pancakes for breakfast, and stayed in … Continue reading →

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“One of the greatest views in the world.”

Posted on November 21, 2019 by Betsy

We had one more “lagniappe” to experience, and I had figured out exactly both what and where it would be. I knew that this place was going to be just “the place” for me. Before we jump to conclusions, let … Continue reading →

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