The Adventures of Travel Penguin

Happy New Year's Eve!  Here in the northern hemisphere, the calendar year starts in the dead of winter (this is not a recent photo - no ...

I know a lot of people don't make New Years Resolutions, I set annual goals, goals that are reasonable, and within my control. These giv...

  In the archive I have a momento from my father's first airline flight, on American Airlines, from New York to Detroit during World War...

  What gets counted, gets done.  My annual list of books I have finished reading during the year.  The Food and Wine of France, Edward Behr ...

Cuba, and when I think of Cuba I think of Havana, has long been on my list of places to see.  There have only been a couple of times in my a...

  How did the year treat you, Good or Bad 1: Was it a good year or bad year for money?  2: Health, was it a good year or bad year for your h...

  Merry Christmas May your day be filled with joy and happiness  Thank you for being a part of my life Everyday that you read my blog is a g...

  Happy Christmas Eve Everyone!   And so begins Fantastic Fun Fridays. I will attempt a weekly dose of crazy, silly, or fantasticness. I lov...

I love to talk, I have a colleague who loves to talk.  Recently I asked if she had a couple of minutes after a video call.  95 minutes later...

It is a bit of a long story, of lots of travel in a short period of time, and being pissed off at something someone said, I got wild hair on...

Under the best of circumstances traveling at Thanksgiving, Christmas and New Years is unpleasant and expensive.  When my parents were still ...

Angus, from Sophie's French Adventure ,*  puts a link or two at the end of every post, a couple of weeks ago there was a link to Stockho...

  I was wondering:  1: Who is happier the man walking the dog, or the dog being walked?  2: Are dogs or people easier to photograph?  3: Do ...

  It seems like just yesterday, this year was beginning.  And here we are nearing the end of the year.  It has been an interesting year.  I ...

I still won't talk about my work on my blog, maybe in a couple of years, but I will talk about working.   I have mentioned that my boss ...

Dear Santa, Sorry I am a little late writing this year, I am only asking for miracles - hopefully those are not bogged down in the global su...

  Disney has long gone all out to decorate Main Street USA in the Magic Kingdom at Walt Disney World in Florida for Christmas.  This photo w...

Andrew in Australia was posting recently about a trip they took, and being exhausted and staying staying in and having pizza one evening.  ...

This was not a major hit for Jimmy, easy to overlook, unless you are my age, and listen carefully to the words.  I remember where I was when...

I always enjoy this time of the year, I pause to look back and 2021 has been an interesting year.  Less upheaval that 2020, a little more ho...