SAFE TRAVEL DURING COVID-19

SAFE TRAVEL DURING COVID-19

If you must travel during the Covid-19 pandemic, look for hotels that follow strict CDC guidelines: 25% occupancy, extreme disinfecting practices, rooms left vacant for at least 24 hours between occupancies. Recently my husband and I drove from Scottsdale to Denver....
The Smells and Tastes of Chiang Mai

The Smells and Tastes of Chiang Mai

Visiting Bangkok is an adventure, but after a while you just want to escape the smell of garbage and seek out more fragrant lands, like Chiang Mai to the north. Thailand is known for its fruit (see Monica Adair’s blog on local foods). I am known for my love of...
Good Fences Make Good Neighbors

Good Fences Make Good Neighbors

Lately I have been curious about international borders, so I am doing my due diligence to learn as much as possible. Last year, I visited Nogales, Arizona to see the border wall, and my heart sank. I was used to the concrete Berlin Wall. The Nogales wall has steel...