San Juan, ‘a place that’s both of America and removed from it’*
December 21-22, 2019, San Juan, Puerto Rico — Saturday was Embarkation Day. Two years ago, I had no idea what that entailed. Now I’m an...


Merry Christmas, Happy Hanukkah & Happy New Year !!
Okay, so I'm not in Venice, I'm in Barbados....... And even though I've used it before, this is still a great Christmas photo !! Happy...


Buenos dias, San Juan
December 20, 2019, San Juan, Puerto Rico — Uneventful trip from Boston yesterday. Though after a 3:40 a.m. alarm (four of them, to tell...


I give in...
December 6, 2019, West Newbury, MA — I said I wasn't going to write about packing but I’m up to my ears in options, and the bed is so...


‘Laziness Has Won’ — Seeing Double?
UPDATE: The URL appeared twice in the original post, so you can’t load it directly from the blurb. Chop it in half and it will work,...
‘Laziness Has Won’
December 2, 2019, West Newbury, MA — Seventeen days and counting! In blogs past, I had a Words, Words, Words category that I occasionally...
Where next? From the Caribbean to the Amazon!
November 19, 2019, West Newbury, MA — I’m still home. I don’t leave again until next month, but it’s time to update the Passepartout HOME...

