by Tricia | Apr 25, 2019 | Travel Junkie
Remember when air travel was thrilling? The sound of grand engines humming as you, the jet-setter, stepped aboard. Mouthwatering (all right, somewhat tasty, but at least “free”) meals. The chance to read and relax for hours, uninterrupted by incessant... 
by Tricia | Apr 24, 2019 | Travel Junkie
Hello friends! After a lengthy overseas journey last month, I’m back and have a lot to share. This is just a quickie. If anyone–and I do say this because people still doubt–wonders if Portugal is a First World country, check out this newly revamped... 
by Tricia | Nov 15, 2017 | Travel Junkie
This morning in Mafra, Portugal, it’s 44 F outside. The toasty Iberian sun will warm up things later, but the effects of La Niña promise to deliver a chilly winter in many places in North America and the North Atlantic. That may set some to thinking about a... 
by Tricia | Mar 1, 2017 | Focus on Culture, Travel Junkie
Our destination on day three of our Russia/Baltic trip was Peterhof, the grandest of St. Petersburg’s suburban estates. After leaving our hotel on Nevsky Prospekt, we ventured back into the metro (note the pillars and chandeliers in photo below) and then boarded a... by Tricia | Dec 7, 2016 | Travel Junkie
Today begins a new series: From Russia With Love (and a Kiss from the Baltic States). If you missed the one on Ireland in April/May and would like to do some armchair traveling in that neck of the world, please do check out the archives. Days 1 and 2: Travel,... by Tricia | Oct 11, 2016 | Travel Junkie
It’s been quiet on this blog lately, but not in my life. Recently I journeyed 8000 kilometers by air, 1500 by car, and 800 by boat. I walked nearly 240 kilometers, all of it in the combined countries of Russia, Finland, Estonia, Latvia, and Lithuania, and all in...
