by Tricia | Sep 18, 2019 | Home and Hearth, Travel Junkie
Last week I received a request from an International Living editor to write a blurb about a unique place I’ve spent the night. In the email she included a link about a trulla, a country dwelling characterized by a cone-shaped top. I just so happened to have... 
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,...
