Author Archives: micetrail

Yes, we’re into month four of hibernation…everyone jonesin’ for personal contact. Even though I’m pretty comfortable on my own it’s very different when being told what to do…even for your own health and others. It reminds me a bit of … Continue reading →

This is crazy but it’s been 20 years since I traveled with my sister (Kathleen…see above heading) to Nepal. Looking over the photos from that trip it seems I wasn’t really there. The only proof is one picture that I … Continue reading →

Come join me on my trip to the Serengeti, Ngorongoro, and Lake Manyara

How long has it been?  What day is it?  Who’s that person in the mirror?  What crazy thing can I do today? Well, I decided to get my old…and I do mean old…slides out to see what the heck was … Continue reading →

Hope all of you out there are doing a bit of meditation and relaxation exercises.  Besides our physical health there is a need for mental health as well.  Perhaps the following slide show of recent photos during social distancing will … Continue reading →

Well, with everyone holed up in their abodes it seems like a good idea to catch up on my PAST traveling updates.  I left off in Zanzibar in February getting ready to board our vessel to the Seychelles.  So, here’s … Continue reading →

Well, it’s my first leg to the Seychelles and I’m already exhausted. Can’t wait for the next 22 hours. From Lisbon to London is 3 hours; then a 4 hour layover; then 7 hours to Doha; then 6 hours to … Continue reading →

OK…no promises for 2020 and not traveling. At the end of 2019 and a couple of weeks after my Poland/Czech Republic/Lisbon trip I headed off to Mexico to meet up with my friend Jano. Taking a non-stop from Oakland to … Continue reading →

Heading out from Warsaw and on the way to Kraków, we stopped at a (I guess) famous monastery Częstochowa with the Black Madonna…Our Lady of Jasna Gora. Now I’ve seen a couple of Black Madonna’s in my lifetime (Bolivia…a small … Continue reading →

Interesting…the year 2019 was supposed to be a non-travel year. Since I traveled so much in 2018, my thoughts went to a rest for 2019. But suppositions don’t make reality and the year hadn’t finished Spring when my friend Andrew … Continue reading →