Category Archives: September 2010

The best way to see a country is from the footplate of a locomotive.

Posted on November 3, 2010 by Traveler

Aside from a longstanding desire to visit Transylvania, the driving force of my eastern European itinerary was an almost-as-longstanding desire to take a ride on a luxury train (generally), the Orient Express (specifically).  After researching many options, I had come … Continue reading →

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Losing time to jet lag

Posted on October 22, 2010 by Traveler

I know there are solutions to jet lag — sleeping pills for the plane ride, a glass of wine, herbal tea, and other sleep aids of choice — but nothing has ever worked better for me than good old-fashioned sleep.  … Continue reading →

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An atmosphere befitting Transylvania

Posted on October 19, 2010 by Traveler

The 9th of September 2010 is a day to remember, and its mood helps the remembering.  The day before, I had boarded a luxury train in Budapest and arrived in Romania the next morning.  By the time I arrived in … Continue reading →

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Istanbul cats

Posted on October 13, 2010 by Traveler

Nine years ago I was in Rome Italy, and I was struck by how many stray cats were wandering about the Colosseum. Yet the number of stray cats there barely rivals those in Istanbul! From the time I arrived to … Continue reading →

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Harem

Posted on September 28, 2010 by Traveler

To most of us the term “harem” evokes images of dancing semi-clad ladies and and girls, inevitably falling into the 15th-century era-appropriate equivalent of pillow fights. Continue reading →

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