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The Case for Packing Light
“He would travel happily must travel light.” Antoine de Saint-Exupéry I agree. Carry-on is the only way to go. Okay, with some...
Rosanne Knorr
Sep 10, 20182 min read


5 Favorite 'Travel Books' That Aren't Guides
I wish I'd read that Leonardo da Vinci biography before visiting Clos Lucé. However, it reminded me how a wide range of books can...
Rosanne Knorr
Sep 5, 20182 min read


Discovering Leonardo da Vinci
Books inform our travel. And not just travel guides. Having just finished Leonardo da Vinci by Walter Isaacson I was reminded how reading...
Rosanne Knorr
Aug 30, 20182 min read


Travel Mishaps & Melt-Downs
Confession #1 of a (hopefully short) series of travel misadventures! Mishaps happen. When living in France, it was an easy three-hour hop...
Rosanne Knorr
Aug 24, 20182 min read


Travel by Tour or Un-Tour?
When I graduated from college my parents offered a choice: A down-payment for a car (yay, no more bus!) Or a European student tour. I...
Rosanne Knorr
Aug 18, 20182 min read


Discovering Beatrix Potter
A visit to friends in England took a detour this summer thanks to two movies and a book about Beatrix Potter. The animated/live action...
Rosanne Knorr
Aug 15, 20182 min read


Running Away to France
Once upon a time, a little white dog named Folly joined my husband and me in his idea of paradise: France. Here pups are pampered and...
Rosanne Knorr
Aug 8, 20182 min read
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