Travel

Friday Postcard – 9 October

9 October 2026

I posted a teaser last Friday about the destination of my October holiday. We arrived Wednesday and are having a fabulous adventure. Stay tuned to find out where we went!

Greetings from Italy! I’m in Italy today, but on Wednesday I head out on my next adventure. Octobers are always my big travel month—I take off at least a week. (It helps that there’s a U.S. holiday mid-month.) Last October, I did 3 countries in 10 days. This year, I’ll be gone for 11 days … More Friday Postcard – 2 October

Weekend at Gladstone’s Library in North Wales

30 September 2026

Several years ago, maybe 2018, a Litsy friend decided to do an overnight at Gladstone’s Library. She invited others to join her—online friends meeting in real life. It was the start of a new tradition. Every year since (save maybe one of the covid years), a group has met there. While the date has changed … More Weekend at Gladstone’s Library in North Wales

Friday Postcard

25 September 2026

Greetings from North Wales! I flew into Manchester yesterday and headed to Hawarden, Flintshire, United Kingdom and Gladstone’s Library for a weekend reading retreat. Stay tuned for a rundown of my weekend!

The Italian Journals: Matera

8 September 2026

In June, we took a weekend trip to Matera, Italy. I wanted to visit Matera because where else can you now sleep in a room that was first occupied 9,000 years ago? Matera, in the region of Basilicata, in Southern Italy, is thought to be the third oldest continuously inhabited settlement in the world (after … More The Italian Journals: Matera

The Italian Journals: Umbria

6 September 2026

Because the weather got ridiculous hot, we decided to do a road trip in August. We took quick overnight road trip to the Umbria region.

The Italian Journals: Sofia, Bulgaria

4 September 2026

July was a good travel month and I did another short trip in mid-July to Sofia, Bulgaria. Bulgaria is situated on the eastern portion of the Balkans directly south of the Danube river and west of the Black Sea and is bordered by Greece and Turkey to the south, Serbia and North Macedonia to the … More The Italian Journals: Sofia, Bulgaria