… As for the bridge on the River Kwai, it crossed the river only in the imagination of its author.
(Ronald Searle, To the Kwai and Back: War drawings 1939–45, 1986)
Travel Destination: In Search of the Bridge on the River Kwai
Category: Baby Boomer
When Your Mate Hates to Travel: Solo Travel for Women
“Why go to Venice when I can see it on TV?”
You dream of romantic travel destinations….or any destinations, but your significant other prefers a comfortable couch. Can you live with it?
Some people simply don’t want to explore the …
Wanderlust: What Inspires Women to Travel?
“What book or film has inspired your solo travel or group travel?”
I posted that question on four sites for women travelers, from millennial travelers to senior travelers, from solo travelers to group travelers (Girls Love Travel, Female …
Apollo 11 and the ‘60s: Why I Felt Nothing
According to the network news broadcasts, some 650 million people around the world watched the moon landing in 1969 and were “united” by the success of the Apollo 11 team. I had a different experience of those events. Although the …
Talking Turkey: Another Best/Worst Trip
It was 2:00 a.m. and we hadn’t slept for almost 35 hours. We had been waiting for a car to pick us up from the airport in Istanbul, and I couldn’t reach our hotel on my phone. Then I realized …