The Adventures of Travel Penguin

A lot of supercars are trailer queens, pampered, taken from place to place in protective trailers, driven carefully to preserve a perfect...

Cheese is one of my favorite foods, I have tried 100's of cheese, liked most of them, loved many, once was enough for others.  The...

I have seldom if ever watched Saturday Night Live, it was on late, and I have never been a night owl (well only for a short time, then I ...

The American Military Cemetery in Normandy.  A visit should be compulsory for every elected official and military leader. 

I have had Pizza in Pisa, a slice in New York, a Chicago style deep dish (a dozen times, Lou Malnati's is the best  in my humble opin...

I first went to New Orleans in 1984, to visit the World's Fair.  I was living in Florida, driving a Renault LeCar (it had a canvass s...

It is a crazy travel cycle, this is the first Friday in May, that I have been home.  I will be on the road two Fridays in June.  Then I am...

For most of us in our personal lives a "High Water Mark"is a peak achievement,  the attainment of one of the grand adventures i...

I was in Louisville, Kentucky recently to speak at a conference.  It was a quick trip, 26 hours on the ground.  I had a very good breakfa...

I was looking for an interesting early dinner in downtown Louisville.  I thought about grabbing a taxi out to Masterson's, a local...

Home is where the heart is, it is where we go for a pause between adventures.  For me, home is a condo, on the third floor of one of the ...

Sight, Sound, Taste, Touch, Smell.  1: What do you long to travel to see again?  2: What sound of travel awakens you?  3: What have y...

I have done that a few times, filling a box with goodies.  I resisted, being virtuous this time.   Would you sample the goodies? 

Built to blend in and stand out.  The new landmark Apple Store in Chicago.  A three story glass cube, with rounded corners, t...

Chicago has a lot of amazing architecture, the Sears tower may be taller, but I have always loved Marina Towers.  So named, becau...

For years I didn't eat breakfast.  It was a bad habit that started as a teenager with nasty allergies that often left me fee...

A few weeks ago, Spo (aka Michael) mentioned that he and Someone were going to be in Chicago for a fundraiser for bugs.  I messaged him ...

I have a confession, I read cookbooks for fun.  I love to cook, I like to eat, I am adventuresome and with one exception will try nea...

It is the third anniversary of the surgery to restore the feeling and muscular control in my legs and feet.  I remember waking up the fol...

Coming up in the elevator at home the other day, I smelled the first sun-screen of the year.  The outdoor pool isn't open yet, but one...