Adventures in Travel
Gentlemen, Please Remove Your Hats
A visit to see the Gutenberg Press and original Bible is a once-in-a-lifetime experience. Would you like to see the first book in the world ever printed on the Gutenberg Press? It was a Bible! Prior to Gutenberg’s press it took months (or years) to produce a single copy of the Bible or any other...
That Wonderful Mix That Is Normandy
We have unique emotions and thoughts evoked wherever we travel in the world. There are unique emotions and thoughts associated with every place we may visit around the world from reverence, to delight, to surprised pleasure, to awe. Some are due to the majesty and beauty of nature, the significance...
Moments to Remember
There are unforgettable moments in all of our lives. Some of the most profound memories occur when we are living witnesses to historic events. For the older generation these moments include that "one small step for man; one giant leap for mankind," Neal Armstrong took when he first walked on the...
The Greatest Treasures Are Sometimes Closest to Home
You may not need to travel far to find the most valuable treasures; sometimes they're right around home. The story is told of a man who searched the world for a valuable treasure only to find it under his own feet upon his return home. This truth is valid in so many areas of life. My wife and I...
When?: Travels with Mike and John
Years ago a man by the name of Eric Berne wrote a book titled the When Script . The essence of the message was that life will begin “When I get my driver’s license . . ., When I graduate from high school . . ., When I graduate from College . . ., When I get a job . . ., When I get married . ....
Peace in the Backseat
It wasn't like my sister Kathy and I didn't have entertainment choices when we went on long trips in the backseat of Dad's Impala back in the day. We could listen to AM radio, which pretty much meant Mantovani or static (sometimes it was difficult for my rock-n-roll-lovin' ears to tell the...
No Photos Please
As Americans we are used to a tremendous amount of independent thinking. This translates into American tourists frequently ignoring the request at the Egyptian Museum in Cairo or in the tombs of the pharaohs in the Valley of the Kings to refrain from taking pictures with cameras or cell phones. My...
The Nourishing Place - The Cathedrals of Europe
People travel to Europe for many reasons. There is so much to experience and every country has its own cultural charms. I never tire of exploring the castles with their memory of knights, ladies, the codes of chivalry, jousts, and, of course, they are all haunted by ghosts. The villages and...
That Magical Border Bedlam
One of the most amusing, albeit occasionally frustrating, aspects of travel takes place at border crossings. You never know quite what you will find - opportunities for laughter are always anticipated, as well as an invitation in multi-cultural discovery. When we approach the border, I hold my...
Is It Really Safe to Travel in Israel?
Is it really safe to travel to Israel? What about terrorists? Are the hotels safe and secure and what about the buses on a tour, are they truly safe? Here is the simple answer to all of those questions: ABSOLUTELY YES. Bad press and exaggerated TV reports have frightened many of the would-be...
Passport Family Portraits
It was a Saturday afternoon, the mail lay waiting on the kitchen counter. I saw the slightly thicker envelope topping the pile addressed to my daughter-in law. When she came in the door my wife casually said to her, "There's a letter for you, Carolyn, you may want to open it." She looked at it and read the return address--U.S. Passport Office.
The Most Influential Jewish Man in Modern Mormon History
Had I not made the decision to travel abroad and to tour with Fun for Less Tours, I would never have met the most interesting man I had ever known, Dr. Joseph Ginat. His friends called him Jose (Yo-see), a nickname for Joseph in Hebrew. Jose was a very important person in the Israeli...
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