This is a bigger part of the country than I remembered. I always had the idea the Great Plains took up most of the land area of the U.S., but…

Wishful thinking must be the number one cause of fraud and abuse. I went looking for a sign before I began searching for a rented room in earnest. I’m disconcerted…

Crossing the Mississippi! Woke up this morning thinking cold, dark, coffee, bathroom. Snug in my bedding, wedged in with my stuff, I circled mentally until something had to happen.  Janet’s…

I was hoping to find regular people as I got further south of Paris. And yes, it exceeded my expectations. This town, Sancerre, has not really been a tourist hotspot,…