Author: cookieduster

February 7, 2018 cookieduster No comments exist

Last year we took a marvelous trip to the Czech Republic, where we spent most of our time in the capital city, Prague. This year, my family and I spent 12 days in the Republic of Georgia. I was dubious that Tbilisi would measure up to one of the most amazing cities in Europe, Prague. …

January 8, 2018 cookieduster 4 comments

I, like so many others, suffer from Altschmerz. So, with each new year, I ask myself what changes do I need to make to my life to deal with some of these lingering problems? And, with my already full-to-bursting schedule, when can I do even one more thing? I have several buddies who regularly get…

November 4, 2017 cookieduster No comments exist

According to  Psychology Today, science tells us that there are roughly 11 reasons why people fall in love. So, I wondered if these reasons can explain why a person might fall in love with a place. Before 2015, I didn’t really even want to visit Spain, no less buy a house there or plan to…

February 25, 2017 cookieduster No comments exist

I am one lucky S.O.B. But, sometimes, the Black Dog gets me by the throat and worries me like a thrift store teddy bear. When that happens, I find it helps to remember the good things in life.  And, that is what this blog is about:  the good shit. Let’s face it, the world can…

March 5, 2017 cookieduster 3 comments

My wife and I are in the process of buying a little cave house in Spain.  Why you might ask? Well, it would be nice if I could say that we discovered it.  It would be fun to imagine that Spain is the quiet, shy boy or girl in the romantic comedy that gets a costume…

March 2, 2017 cookieduster 1 comment

A good friend of mine recently cut short her nine-month, round-the-world trip with her husband and teenage son.  And, while it is tempting to blame her decision on her travel companions, who have continued on their journey without her, or chalk it up to fatigue, I believe that something much simpler ended her adventure.

May 4, 2017 cookieduster 4 comments

On January 18, 2016, I set off in a taxi for Dubai. After four hours (two in a taxi, two in the airport DXB), I set off on a plane for Amsterdam, followed by Madrid. After twelve hours, I drove a rental car five hours from Madrid to the city of Galera in Andalucia in a snow…