Travel
The Travail of Travel
Whoever penned the phrase “the romance of travel,” obviously never traveled. I think the quote should be rewritten to read “the travail of travel.” The Oxford Dictionary gives the following definition of travel: Travel: (verb) to make a journey, typically of some length. Origin: Middle English: a variant of TRAVAIL, and originally in the same…
My Life as a Tour Guide
Tourist season has arrived in Alaska, and my life as a tour guide has kicked into full steam. As a child, I never dreamed of being a tour guide, but during my time spent overseas and in Alaska, I’ve had the misfortune privilege many times. I’m always amazed that visitors mistakenly believe I am an…
Papigo: The hidden gem of Greece
The mountain village of Papigo is the hidden gem of Greece. This quaint village is tucked away in the Zagori region of northern Greece. It is my favorite place in Greece. I first learned about Papigo when I read an article about Zagori during one of my many flights across Europe. I ripped the article…
Condor Airlines: Born to Fly
This month, I flew for the first time on Condor Airlines. The tag line for Condor is “Born to Fly.” After my 10-hour non-stop flight from Vancouver to Frankfurt, I was pretty sure I wasn’t born to fly. It’s been a couple of years since I’ve flown internationally. On this flight, I spent 15 hours…
Tourists: The Good, The Bad, and The Ugly
After years of living overseas, I have seen the good, the bad, and the ugly tourist. I can recognize the country of origin of each group of tourists I encounter. For instance, the noisy ones wearing bright white clunky tennis shoes are Americans, while the Germans wear socks with sandals and floppy hats, and of course,…
Hair Today, Gone Tomorrow
Women spend a great deal of time and money on their hair. I’ve always wondered why. Is our identity tied to our hair? Is our femininity? Our beauty? In biblical times, a woman’s hair was referred to as her “crowning glory.” Yet, hair can be here today and gone tomorrow. Particularly after a visit to…
Try a Little Kindness
During the last 25 years of my life, I feel like I lived 20 of those years on an airplane. Long haul flights or short hops, it doesn’t matter. Airline travel is stressful, and nowhere is that more apparent than at the ticket counter. It’s a place where trying a little kindness could improve everyone’s…
The Day I Accidently Drove to Asia
I have no sense of direction. The stuff of legends. I have been lost all over the world. It drives me crazy when the voice on my GPS instructs me to turn south. I want to hear right or left, not north or south. Because in my mind, whichever way I am facing is north.…
Flying the Not-So-Friendly Skies
“Fly the friendly skies!” “There’s no better way to fly.” “Austrian. Like a smile in the sky.” Just a few of the snappy airline slogans I’ve heard through the years. The most memorable slogan was “We don’t smile because we’re serious about making you happy.” That was the slogan of Russia’s Aeroflot Airlines in the…
Living Well Where I Don’t Belong
“Where is your home?” Hmmmmm… Arizona, Texas, Russia, Greece, Macedonia, Alaska – take your pick! I often struggle when answering this question. Is it Arizona, the state where I was born? Or Alaska, the place where I spent my youth, met my husband and began married life? After 22 years of ministering overseas as a…
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