TangentsStories from my travels, my observations on travel, and travel-related bits of fun. Enjoy! I’m traveling to find homeRead more Travel is a privilegeRead more One small step for…Read more How my rental car upgrade turned into no gradeRead more 10 tiny things I miss from travelingRead more Not all souvenirs are tangibleRead more There’s chocolate…and there’s CHOCOLATERead more No dramaRead more Infrequent fliersRead more An accent on styleRead more Pyramid schemeRead more Not my bagRead more It’s only a little prickRead more Has the Golden Age of travel returned?Read more I said I wouldn’t do this. Sorry.Read more What a difference a year makesRead more On museums, mannequins, misinterpretations, and menus in MilanRead more Help from an unexpected sourceRead more Where are you?Read more I’d love to have you for a meal…Read more It’s your serve…Read more My brief stint in an Italian prison and other tales…Read more Baby, you can drive my car(t)…Read more Donut madnessRead more Twenty-five of the best travel movies (and one really bad one)Read more Matchy-matchyRead more Cheers!Read more A new tradition?Read more IronyRead more No coming in from the cold for these babies…Read more Cheaper by the pound?Read more Tootin’ my own horn…or notRead more You rang?Read more (Perhaps) the world’s best hot chocolateRead more Make mine a double…Read more It’s a bird, it’s a plane…Read more Now we’re cooking…Read more Fairly certain his march through Germany wasn’t for a travel foodie show…Read more Just say noRead more Great communicators…almost alwaysRead more Welcome to Toronto…New YorkRead more What was that you said?Read more These boots were made for walkingRead more You can have anything so long as it’s…Read more Airlines are embracing mask-wearing in more ways than oneRead more You say tomato, I say…Read more “Hi, my name is…and I’m a travel addict.”Read more Queen of the roadRead more Getting to know the neighborsRead more Speed demonRead more Learning (not) to flyRead more Dressed for the occasionRead more Adventures in street foodRead more Killer at the doorRead more Chasing the carrotRead more When you can’t go to Italy…Read more More alike than notRead more Going to the edgeRead more Throwback Travel: Sometimes it’s not the destination; it’s how you get thereRead more Our luggage is not coping well with the travel moratoriumRead more Search for: Recent Posts Tag team Visa Versa Penny wise but pound foolish They really mean it this time Fee-nominal changes Paths less (and more) traveled The perfect takeoff Plan ahead for paradise When your trip starts to fall apart…