Snapshots of Life

Thoughts and images on the road

Siteseeing, eating and drinking are only part of the fun. It's the stories you come home with that you remember.

A singing Uber driver. A day with Van Gogh. And some awesome people watching.

If two Dutch Uber drivers represent a valid statistical sample (and why wouldn’t they?) I can state with a fair amount of certainty that...

So much food. So many friends.

So. Much. Food. I could end the blog there and perhaps just take a long nap. But, of course, I won’t. Today began and ended with the most...

Hot damn - we're in Amsterdam!

It’s fair to say that I’m a bargain traveler. OK, some in my family might be cruel and say I’m cheap. Frugal is such a kinder word. So...

Haunted Tales of the Palmetto State: The Terror of the Kohler Mansion

The four of us sat around the campfire, holding our mugs of hot chocolate that brisk October evening. My best friend David was holding...

Jordan Peele's Us – Something evil’s lurking from the dark. And his name is Michael Jackson

Jordan Peele’s “Us” not only kept me on the edge of my seat but also puzzling over what this movie was really about. And then it hit me....

Haunted Tales of the Palmetto State: Tracking down the Devil’s Footprint

I’m not saying that I believe in ghosts, but I’ve seen some weird stuff in my time. I’ve documented the inexplicable happenings around my...

York, Gargoyles and a Big Fat Persian Post-Wedding Dinner

We’re just slightly crazy. I mean we’re not “Let’s see 18 countries in 21 days crazy,” but we’re still a little crazy. Take today for...

Edinburgh - Pubs, Palaces and Rumbledethumps

After a late arrival in Edinburgh last night, the family is pretty wiped out. A wedding will do that to you. But in the time-honored Clay...

With the wedding over, we enjoy a twilight walk around York

We're pretty dang tired post wedding. Tired, but of course incredibly happy. As a result, my writing is getting shorter (stop cheering)....

Once upon a time... the fairytale wedding of Pierce and Ghazal

She arrives at the 17thCentury manor house in a carriage drawn by two massive jet black horses. Helped by her tall, handsome father, she...