As someone who occasionally enjoys trying to learn more about art and improving my painting, I want to know more about women who have...

The first view was of the backs of a small group of people in front of the painting I traveled to see at the National Gallery of Art in...

I have now visited the Mediterranean-bordering countries of France, Italy, Greece, and Spain and explored three islands: Mykonos,...

This is the first blog of a series on Spain. My travel to Spain expanded and connected my random impressions of the country before my...

Watching the Olympics' opening prompted me to revisit my journey to Greece. In addition to two islands, I spent several nights in Athens....

A history of trading ideas. The third blog of this series about island travel adventures. The alarm was unforgiving in its insistent...

After wasting one of just over three minutes available in a vain effort to get a photo, I sat motionless in quiet, even with friends and...

Learning about art has been a lifelong undertaking. The feeling of inadequacy when I was younger is slowly losing ground. Now, I enjoy a...

Striking color and light. The second blog of this series about island travel adventures. When I remember Eleuthera, the light and color...

This series is drawn from my soon-to-be-released E-book Kaleidoscope of Travels: Making Connections in New Places. The phrase “island...

I use imagery to connect what I know to what I can see and experience in new places with new people. Connections add layers to the whole...

The author, Jeannie Marshall, is a writer who has been living in Italy with her family since 2002. The opportunity for this dissection...

This was my first trip back to Arkansas since the fall of 2019. The pandemic put a stop to my frequent travels, which were mainly to...

Shakespeare and Company: The Story of an American Bookshop in Paris by Sylvia Beach (1956) When I was seven, my mother took us to a...

Asheville is a haven for tourism with its natural and cultural opportunities. It is located in the heart of Appalachia on the western end...

Known simply as The Dali, this art museum in Florida is exceptional. If you are a fan of Salvador Dali or just curious, this is an easily...

You probably haven’t heard of Inverness if you aren't from Florida. You might not have heard of it if you are from Florida. I had the...

The Soviet Union launched Sputnik into space in 1957. I was four years old and not too concerned about the political or military...

In January 2022, NPR did a show on a Pennsylvania man collecting postcards for 80 years. He is over 90 now and has hundreds of thousands...

On the island of Key West, it is possible to have your picture made beside a giant brightly painted buoy marking the southernmost point...