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Category Archives: Travel
Art & Jazz, Above Standard
I had the good fortune to take a quick trip to New York this weekend to join Yolanda, who was up there for business this week. We spent most of our time visiting art museums and bumping into tourists on … Continue reading
Posted in Art, Jazz Band, Museums, Travel
Tagged Jazz Standard, Jeremy Pelt, John Quincy Adams, Kerry James Marshall, Met Breuer, Power Quintet
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In Portland, Oh Boise!
This Thanksgiving Yo and I crossed these big United States of America to visit my family and friends in Portland, Oregon. It’s been over four years since I moved to DC, and it was familiar, yet strange to me. I … Continue reading
Posted in Museums, Music, Travel, Uncategorized
Tagged Boise, Boise Art Museum, James Smock, Portland, Teascape
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The Empire Strikes Back, Episode 3
The Empire Strikes Back, Episode 3 And now for the finale. We had been looking forward to Budapest all along, and it did not disappoint. Like Bratislava, it has had more than its share of nasty foreign occupation, although it … Continue reading
Posted in Art, Concerts, Museums, Music, Travel, Uncategorized
Tagged Brody House, Budapest, Budapest Philharmonic
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The Empire Strikes Back, Episode 2
The Empire Strikes Back, Episode 2 Episode 1 left us at the train station in Vienna, having just had my luggage stolen out from under me. The station is clean, modern and full of swanky shops, so my guard was … Continue reading
Posted in Art, Concerts, Museums, Music, Travel
Tagged Bratislavia, Eastman S school of Music Octet
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The Empire Strikes Back, Episode 1
The Hapsburg Empire, that is. We just returned from a trip to the land of Austrians, Slovaks and Hungarians, each of whom claimed the center of power at one time or another in centuries past. Each is very proud of … Continue reading
Posted in Art, Concerts, Museums, Music, Travel, Uncategorized
Tagged Bratislava, Haus Der Musik, Leopold Museum, Schonbrunn Palace, Vienna, Vienna Philharmonic
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Pride of Place, Conflicted
Last weekend Yo and I took Friday off and headed South to Williamsburg, Virginia to visit our friend, Sarah Meschutt, the Senior Curator at the Yorktown-Jamestown Museum. She has been the point person for the design, construction and exhibits for … Continue reading
Something’s Fishy Outside the Beltway
It’s a good idea to take a trip outside the beltway to get a glimpse of an understanding of just who might vote for the likes of The Donald. We set out for a long weekend to visit Yo’s family who … Continue reading
Posted in Music, Travel, Uncategorized
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Disco Birthday, French Style
It’s been a while since the 80s, but when I was there, I was ALL THERE. Think platform shoes, bell bottoms and big hair, groovin’ under the flashing light of a disco ball. These days my hair isn’t quite so … Continue reading
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Camp “I do”
I don’t camp much these days, but I did go to summer camp this year on the happy occasion of my daughter’s wedding. It was held at Four Echoes Girl Scout Camp outside of Coeur d’Alene, Idaho, near the childhood … Continue reading
Temples, Tuks-Tuks, Banana Boats & Butterflies
There are so many things I could write about our recent trip to Southeast Asia, but to spare you a long-winded description, here is a snippet in snapshots. Hang tight and scroll. BANGKOK Bangkok is a huge, sprawling city full of high … Continue reading
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Tagged Bangkok, Chiang Mai, Dubai, Koh Samui, Koran Daniels, Steve Cannon
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