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Travel is hard work

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April 4th 2016
Oh, yes it is and it gets harder each year. Still, with each journey I shoulder this burden with joy and a few more aches and pains. To add to my travails, this year Delta inexplicably changed my outgoing flight from Newark to Amsterdam by 1 1/2 hours later than previously scheduled. This necessitated a change in my connecting flight from Amsterdam to Nice. Instead of arriving at 11:30 a.m. I p ... read more

Europe » France » Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur » Nice

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Although ultimately a victor in World Wars I and II, France suffered extensive losses in its empire, wealth, manpower, and rank as a dominant nation-state. Nevertheless, France today is one of the most modern countries in the world and is a leader am... ... read more