South Beach and Art Deco 101

by | Jan 6, 2017 | Amtrak, Travel Posts |

NOTE: I want to thank everyone for their concern following the violent event that took place today at Fort Lauderdale Airport. I am okay. Thankfully, I was some distance away in Miami Beach reading National Park Service Records on the Art Deco District.  “The industry...

Toastmaster

by | Jan 5, 2017 | Amtrak, Travel Posts |

I occasionally wonder what Marco Polo’s following would have been like. Would he have had more twitter followers than Katy Perry’s 95 million? Keeping track of all his contacts back then must have been a chore. I am sure if Polo was alive today, he would likely be...

Miami Beach

by | Jan 2, 2017 | Amtrak, Travel Posts |

I hope everyone’s New Year is off to a great start! Mine started by roughing it overnight at the Fort Lauderdale Airport due to expensive accommodations over the holiday. Proudly, I was able to use all public transportation the following day to get to Miami. There is...

2017 Amtrak Trip

by | Jan 1, 2017 | Amtrak, Travel Posts |

Happy New Year Everyone! I have embarked on another journey after successfully completing my capstone project and earning my Master of Arts degree from East Stroudsburg University of Pennsylvania. As the clock struck midnight to ring in 2017, I was fortunate to find...

The Time I Put On A Fashion Show…

by | Jun 3, 2016 | Trans-Siberian Railway, Travel Posts |

Another train story! This time from Kazan overnight to Yekaterinburg, Russia in 2015. It was my second overnight leg heading toward Vladivostok. My train compartment wound up filled with three older Russians: a gentleman and a married couple. The close confines of the...