Nov 20 2007

Beyond 311 Travel Tips

Regular flyers are by now well aware of the Transportation Security Administration’s 311 system of allowances for carry-on liquid items: All liquids, gels and aerosols must be in three-ounce or smaller containers. Larger containers that are half-full or toothpaste tubes rolled up are not allowed. Each container must be three ounces or smaller. All liquids, [...]

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Jul 11 2005

Master of Make-Believe

San Diego, California is one of the lucky locations where the Maxfield Parrish, Master of Make-Believe touring exhibit stops this summer. Visitors will have the opportunity to view more than 80 treasures organized by the Trust for Museum Exhibitions in Washington, D.C. The exhibit at the San Diego Museum of Art in Balboa Park features [...]

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Jul 10 2005

Summer in Paris!

Where better to be in summer than in Paris? The Tuileries are abloom with spring flowers. A visit to Paris would not be complete without a stroll along the banks of the Seine. What a pleasure to leisurely walk along the “quais”, discovering old books on the shelves of secondhand bookdealers, admiring artists’ works as [...]

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Apr 28 2005

World 66

At World66 you can create maps to visually display all the countries, states, or other political bodies you’ve visited. You can also help build a world travelers’ website with content written by world travelers — what a great idea! Here’s where I’ve been in the U.S.: Actually, I’ve also lived in many of them. I [...]

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Apr 27 2005

Valentien Paintings

Visitors to northern California will have the opportunity to view the first tour showing of A. R. Valentien’s California watercolors since the exhibit debuted in San Diego in December 2003. The joint project of the San Diego Natural History Museum and the Irvine Museum brought 80 of Valentien’s 1094 botanical paintings to public view almost [...]

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Apr 27 2005

April in Paris!

As the old song says, “April in Paris”. And one of the better ways to see the city is from the ubiquitous tour boats that ply the Seine River, which winds its way through Paris, looping from the southwest arrondissements 12 and 13, through the heart, to exit heading southeast through the 15th and 16th. [...]

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