I wanted, on our trip to England and Ireland, to pay attention to the travel experience. I was only partially successful as I became so wrapped up in it that I failed to pay attention. Actually, this is one of the great benefits of travel. You really do live in the present, absorbed in all [...]
Archive for August, 2008
Travel and Time
Posted in Slow travel vacations, Small group travel Italy, Travel Information on August 24, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
Eating Out
Posted in Culture, Life on August 17, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
We don’t eat out much. We find what we cook at home to be so much better than anything we get in a restaurant. Restaurants tend to be too fancy and complex, and way too expensive. We love the simplicity of our own meals.
On our recent trip to England and Ireland, I had another realization [...]
Being Happy
Posted in Culture, Life, Small group travel Italy on August 13, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
I have studied happiness for quite a few years. It relates to my work creating a people friendly, people populated public realm. We need places to mix in order to meet our innate social character. Being social leads to happiness.
Here in the U.S. we have doubled our income since 1950 yet are no happier. Increasingly, [...]
Benefits of Travel
Posted in Culture, Life, Travel Information on August 12, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
We are just back from England and Ireland with a fresh awareness of how beneficial travel is. It provides revelation and understanding in a way you can’t get at home. Your eyes are opened. You are taken out of the norm. You become a witness to life and to living – something you lose at [...]
