The Adventures of Travel Penguin

When we were in Washington state last summer, we had plans to take a ferry across the strait to British Columbia, a short day trip, over ...

About a month ago John over at Going Gently posted that the T-Shirts supporting his local hospice program were now available w...

I lived in Florida, in the semi-tropics, semi-paradise, semi-swamp for the better part of 20 years.  The longer I was there, the more I mi...

I love it when I run into a random reminder - to be good to myself.  You are good You are capable You are beautiful  You are the be...

Those are 55-gallon enamel lined steel barrels, filled with honey, there is another 100 of them in the closed garage to the right.  Each ...

I have not ridden the subway train since March 17th, the only day I have been in the office since the end of February. It is my normal way...

It is Memorial Day in the United States. I was overcome by emotion when I visited the American Military Cemetery in Normandy. I have writ...

The photo above, is it inspiring or freaky?  The photo above, would you buy one, buy the box, or not touch them with a ten foot pole? ...

There is an episode of the Vicar of Dibley about a stained glass window being destroyed by a storm.  There is the expected comedic episod...

I am a big fan of using local public transit when I travel.  Especially in major cities with congested streets.  The first place I encount...

I never really learned to skateboard.  Both of my brothers did to some extent, they were naturally graceful and fearless.  I enjoy watc...

Four years ago, seems like just yesterday, seems like a million years ago, we were in Italy in May for two weeks.  We settled into a table...

As I have mentioned before, I am back riding my bike, a little.  I had not ridden for a few years.  I learned to ride as kid, a bike was...

Sometime in the early 1970's, I heard Glen Campbell perform live at the Michigan State Fair, in a massive thunderstorm.  Years later...

1: Is your ideal day at the beach bright and sunny or cloudy and windy?  2: Do you look your best in bright sun, or darkness?  3: Does ...

It has been about 40 years since the last time I went fishing.  That was on a pier in Florida, with a friend. After an hour of nothing hap...

Back in January, I put up a post about getting screwed in politics on a board I had served on.  The post upset some people, who were offe...

An old friend texted me recently that he was bored, he said he had been sitting around playing to much solitaire and watching to much p...

Conwy Castle, Conwy Wales, UK I celebrate May 13th each year.  Back in 2015, this is the day I spent in surgery having a tumor removed a...

The Hotel Parrot, he would only talk when there was no one in the room.  I have passed the five year mark of not missing a day of postin...