Global Adventures
“Travel is fatal to prejudice, bigotry, and narrow-mindedness, and many of our people need it sorely on these accounts. Broad, wholesome, charitable views of men and things cannot be acquired by vegetating in one little corner of the earth all one's lifetime.” - Mark Twain
As I’ve already mentioned, I LOVE to travel! My first international adventure came when I crossed the border into Mexico in college to visit Tijuana and Ensenada. After that came Canada, Japan, Hong Kong, England, France, Germany, Switzerland, Austria, Italy, various Caribbean Islands, Greece, Turkey, Spain, Costa Rica, Ireland, and Scotland. Each country has presented its own interesting sights, sounds, smells, foods, styles, music, and history. In each, I have filled our itineraries - and there’s always more I want to see. Fortunately, my husband has been a wonderful traveling companion and likes to spend as long as I do in museums, reading as much as possible along the way. Again, this page is a work in progress, with just a few highlights of some of our international travels, but here are a few of my favorites photos.

View from Mt. Vesuvius, southeast of Naples, Italy

View of the Crater of Mt. Vesuvius, southeast of Naples, Italy
Approaching the Ruins of Pompeii, southeast of Naples, Italy

Ruins of Pompeii, southeast of Naples, Italy

Ruins of Ephesus in Ephesus, Turkey

Walking the Ancient Road in Ephesus, Turkey

Ruins of Ephesus

Statue of Nike, Ephesus, Turkey

The Library of Celsus in Ephesus, Turkey

Turkish Delight in the Spice Bazaar, Istanbul, Turkey

Mykonos, Greece

Mykonos, Greece

Erechtheion, the Acropolis, Athens, Greece

View of the Parthenon, Acropolis, and Odeon Theater from the Acropolis View Hotel, Athens, Greece

View of the Parthenon, Acropolis, and Odeon Theater from the Acropolis View Hotel, Athens, Greece

Corinth Canal in Corinth, Greece

Ancient Ruins of Corinth, Greece

Ancient Ruins of Corinth, Greece

View of the Parthenon, Acropolis, and Odeon Theater (with concert lights) from the Acropolis View Hotel, Athens, Greece

Entrance to the ruins of the Oracle of Delphi, in Delphi, Greece

Delphi - UNESCO World Heritage Site, Delphi, Greece

Delphi - UNESCO World Heritage Site, Delphi, Greece

Theater at Delphi - UNESCO World Heritage Site, Delphi, Greece

Odeon Theater and Erechtheion, Acropolis, Athens, Greece

Acropolis View, Athens, Greece

Santorini, Greece

Santorini Crater, Santorini, Greece

National Palace with waterfalls and fountains, Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain

Sagrada Familia, Barcelona, Spain

Inside Sagrada Familia, Barcelona, Spain

Jesus Sculpture, Sagrada Familia, Barcelona, Spain

Gondola Ride in Venice, Italy

View from the Duomo in Florence, Italy

View from the Cathedral in Milan, Italy

Pre-Christmas in Milan under a Full Moon, Milan, Italy

Christmas Eve Mass with the Pope in St. Peter's Basilica, the Vatican, Italy

Ancient Ruins in Rome, Italy

Overlooking Giotto's Bell Tower, Florence, Italy

View from Gondola, Venice, Italy

Rialto Bridge, Venice, Italy

Gondola Ride, Venice, Italy

St. Mark's Campanile (Bell Tower), Venice, Italy

St. Mark's Basilica, Venice, Italy

Approaching Osaka Castle, Osaka, Japan

Osaka Castle, Osaka, Japan

The View from Osaka Castle, Osaka, Japan