Anticipating Montenegro
I’d really been looking forward to our day ashore in Montenegro , one of the world’s newest countries. It was formed in 2006 when its citizenry took back control and voted...
Author: Janet Podolak
Hitting the wall in Kotor
Passengers step ashore in Montenegro to explore the walled Venetian style city of Kotor, just steps from the pier. Steep cobbled streets have staircases for foot traffic. Despite its pretty scenes,...
My 2013 resolutions
I thought I’d share these resolutions for 2013. Feel free to borrow any of them. Fear less; hope more Eat less, savor more Talk less, say more Hate less, love more. Thanks...
Mykonos has reputation as party island
The Aegean is a beautiful blue off Mykonos, a Greek island with a reputation for being a party place, especially in summer. It was September when we arrived on Mykonos and my ...
Disney’s Art of Animation Resort ideal for friends
Cartoon-like cars, complete down to every detail, greeted us at the entrance to the building with our Cars Family Suites in the Art of Animation Resort at Disney World. The family...
New Tony Sacco’s Coal Oven Pizza opens in Mentor
The largest school district in Ohio – Mentor – is one of the main reasons Michael DuBois chose the Great Lakes Mall as the location for his Tony Sacco’s Coal Oven Pizza,...
Bargaining is key when shopping at the Grand Bazaar
This Grand Bazaar textile merchant offered us apple tea as he gave his asking prices in three different currencies with a discount for cash. Transactions with most of the 4,000 merchants...
Holiday time along Florida’s Gulf coast
I’m spending a few days along Florida’s Gulf of Mexico coast before going to Disney World for the debut of the new Fantasyland, largest expansion ever at the Magic Kingdom. I’ll also...
Small world of Crystal Serenity
These street musicians in Istanbul stopped their lively playing when the call to prayer rang out. When Dave Ashley reached out by email after reading last month’s story about my Mediterranean cruise...
Muslim attire uncommon in secular Turkey
Istanbul’s ancient history is revealed in its architecture, which includes the Haghia Sofia, built in the 532 as a magnificent Catholic basilica and converted into a mosque in 1453. But the city...
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