I promise I won’t sing! These are a few of my favorite things - photos of things near and dear to me, inspirational quotes and places I love to travel.
2008: French countryside Dordogne, Paris, Italian coastline, Brussels, Bruges, Venice, Slovenia, Poland, Czech Republic, Salzburg, Austria, England
2006: Turkey, Istanbul... then who knows?
2004: Southern England, Egypt, Spain, Belgium, Czech Republic, Japan
2003: Egypt & Jordan in depth
2000: England, France, Spain, Italy, Greece, Greek Islands, Turkey, Romania, Hungary, Austria, Germany, Switzerland, Egypt
1995: Hawaii, LA, Las Vegas, New York, England, Scotland & Wales, Paris, Zimbabwe, South Africa
Wish List: Russia, China, Mongolia, Denmark, Croatia, Syria, Lebanon, Kenya
England - O Joys of Joys! Isn't this gothic church just gorgeous?
And Prague *sigh* what a beautiful old medieval city...the cobbled streets, the gothic spires, the music...what more does one want listening to Vivaldi and sipping a cup of warm mulled wine spiced with cinnamon? Oh, and PS, the dumplings are very nice!
In the Regency town of Bath, England - the famous PUMP ROOM. One can almost imagine Jane Austen scribbling away in a corner...
Alexandria, Egypt...need I say more?
The seaside 17th century Alexandra Hotel, Lyme Regis, England. We arrived late one afternoon; it was cold and rainy and we walked into a Victorian drawing room ablaze with an open fire and cozy armchairs! It was a highlight to stay in this old Regency Manor, once owned by a French Countess...
Another beautiful country estate, England.
Petra! Yes, the famous Indiana Jones Temple in Jordan. I advise staying in the Movenpick (what a treat!) and then going horseback through those dark, mysterious canyons...
Inspirational Quotes...
“The art of writing is the art of applying one's pants to one's chair.” ~ Oscar Wilde
"The weariness of a camel's journey is halved if two of them cross the desert together." ~ Arab Proverb
"The foolish man measures his success in terms of his results; the wise man measures his success in terms of his dealings." ~ Bible Proverb
"Never regret; if it's good, it's good, if it's bad, it's experience." ~ Victoria Holt
"In the midst of difficulty lies opportunity." ~ Albert Einstein
"The gem cannot be polished without friction, nor man perfected without trials." ~ Chinese Proverb
“Nothing is impossible to a willing heart” ~ John Heywood
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