At last: Wellington, New Zealand
Maybe it was the No Jet Lag pills I tried to take every two hours for the 20 or so hours I was underway from Cleveland to reach New Zealand. Or maybe...
Janet's Jaunts Blog
Valentine romance in Loire
Just as it’s difficult to say goodbye to a great book, so it was hard for me to end my four-part series about exploring France’s Loire Valley chateaux. I loved every minute...
Sinking the cruise industry?
Who would cruise the Mediterranean in January? I shared that reaction with Jennifer Fried, manager at Traveline in Willoughby, when I first heard of the Friday 13th disaster involving the Costa Concordia...
Exquisite sleeps in Loire chateaux
Château de Chissay is one of several chateaus in France’s Loire Valley to offer overnight accommodations to visitors. Chateau Chissay’s dining room awaits with fine china, crystal and starched tablecloths. Both...
Learning from others
I learned lots from my group of international journalists while visiting France’s Loire Valley in September. The ten of us, shown here after our wonderful hot-air balloon voyage, came from Tokyo, Hong...
Loire chateaux gardens
Château de Chenonceau visitors look over some of the gardens originated in the 16th century by Diane de Poitiers and Catherine de Medici as kayakers on the river over which the chateau ...
Cure before travel
Shortly before heading for New Zealand, I was sick. Fast action was needed to head off whatever it was. First I began taking Cold-Eze, a natural preparation that’s said to work best...
Off to New Zealand
I’m embarking this afternoon on a lifelong quest to spend some time in New Zealand, with a 13-hour flight tonight from LA to Auckland, then on to Wellington. Because I’ll cross the...
Living to see 65
“Two-thirds of the people who have ever lived to 65 are living today.” I saw this quote over my head at an airport, I don’t remember which, but it was in Canada....
Nantes Loire location shapes its food
This fish monger’s stall was one of the busiest early on a Wednesday morning at Nantes’ Talensac Market. The food of Nantes, once at the Atlantic Ocean mouth of France’s Loire River,...
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