If you want to rent a bike in the Netherlands, you’d better know what you’re doing.

Madurodam gave us an interesting view of the Netherlands and was just plain fun!

More than New York, Paris, or Barcelona, Amsterdam will always be my favorite museum city because of Van Gogh.

We took the train from Haarlem to Utrecht, a great day trip well worth the time.

Staying outside the big city was a definite win. I’m so glad we ended up in Haarlem.

I used AI to create my Amsterdam itinerary. Did it work?

The future of AI scares, but here I am, jumping on the bandwagon.

At the end of 15 days crossing the Atlantic, I found myself thinking about random things that surprised me about the cruise.

It only takes a few minutes to turn people from strangers and stereotypes to full, flesh and blood, Real People. I need to make the effort more often.

In spite of the crowds and the costs, sometimes cruise ship excursions can be the right choice for seeing the sights.

It takes a skilled acupuncture specialist to to be able to insert needles on rough seas. I’ll never forget my first acupuncture experience.

I’ve never been a fan of big cruise ships, but a transatlantic cruise sounded interesting.

Mark thought he was going to be sitting quietly in a corner drinking sake. The locals didn’t let that happen.

Nara was a quieter, less expensive alternative to staying in Kyoto. We just needed to defeat the lock on the B&B.

I didn’t love the fortune I received from the temple. Fortunately, I didn’t have to keep it.

We had some delicious food in Japan, and it was almost always an adventure.

I stopped in Kamakura to speak to a Japanese camera crew, and now I might be an infomercial star in Japan.

We took 2,216 photos in Japan. Did we ask permission for any of them? I asked one time.

You don’t have to see to find the escalators or know when the train doors are closing. Just listen to the birds.

I was looking forward to a fantastic dinner. Uber almost ruined my plans.