I’m not changing my mind. I know. How can this be so in light of the weekend’s events? Last week I said that I don’t think the world is unsafe. I don’t believe it’s any more dangerous or crazier than it was 100 years ago or even 1000 years ago. I stand by this.…
Someone said to me recently, “You travel all over the place by yourself. You don’t seem to worry about being out in this unsafe world.” It was something to that effect. Since he was an elderly gentleman, I refrained from going ballistic (my usual reaction). So, my response went something like this, “The world has always…
I feel the need to follow up on yesterday’s post. You know, the one about religion and respect. I set out to write about my personal feelings, but I also realized as I was writing, that I was also standing up, to some degree for some of my fellow atheists, agnostics and “I’m not religious,…
One of the great things about travel is meeting people. It doesn’t matter if you’ve just traveled to the next town over or to an entirely different country. Connecting with the locals is always a great way to get a sense of a place – the culture, the customs, the traditions. I’ve been so fortunate…
