Camila Born

Hello everyone.  Carolyn gave birth to a 3 lb, 9 oz girl at 1:00 this afternoon.  Baby and mom are doing well.  No name will be chosen until Carolyn has some time with her.  Because the baby was born at 30 weeks, she will remain in the hospital for at least a month. However, all … Read more

South Seas Cruise 2011

Day 1 – Rabaul, Duke of York Islands and Captain’s Welcome Board Oceanic Discoverer at 2:00pm for a 3:00pm departure. We are surrounded by a backdrop of six towering volcanoes as we meet our fellow travellers. Later, join the Expedition Leader and local guide to visit the nesting ground of the megapodes, a native bird … Read more

Japan 2011

Japan itinerary 11/2:  Arrive Tokyo, David at 8:35 a.m. and Daniel and Judith at 2:25 p.m.  Stay in Tokyo. 11/3:  Tokyo Mitsui Garden Hotel Ginza Premier 8 13 1 Ginza Chuo-ku Tokyo, 11/4:  Tokyo 11/5:  Tokyo (David lectures at the University of Tokyo on the development of the Tehran Museum of Contemporary Art.) 11/6:  Kyoto … Read more

East Africa 2011

On the East Africa trip I started by myself and then met Judith in Dar es Salaam.  I started in Nairobi on September 6. Flew to Entebbe and toured the botanical gardens. Bus to Kampala where there were storks everywhere. Bus to Kigali, Rwanda. Flight to Dar es Salaam Flight to Beho Beho camp Then … Read more

Northern Spain and Bordeaux 2011

In May of 2011, after a few days in Paris, we flew to San Sebastián, Spain, where we toured the wine region and ate at Arzak. We then went to Bilbao and on to Bordeaux, where we met up with Kelly McAuliffe for a tour of some of the best châteaux.

Ethiopia 2011

ADDIS ABABA –JAN 4   Day 1- Arrive in Addis Ababa and meet one of our representatives in the airport and transfer to the Hotel. Addis Ababa is a pleasant city with wide avenues of jacarandas, interesting museums and one of the largest open air markets in Africa, known as the “Mercato.” Overnight Wasamar hotel … Read more

Edinburgh Festival 2010

This was our first Edinburgh Festival. We saw: What Becomes and End Jacobite Country Martin Creed Speechless Gyles Brandreth The Sun also Rises Simon Callow Dylan Thomas Hamlet, the Musical Vieux Carré The Vaudevillians You’re not like other Girls Cannes Memoirs of a Biscuit Tin The Author Ali McGregor