A Boomer Global Nomad

Wagner in Bayreuth

While I don’t consider myself an opera fan, the generous invitation of a friend to accompany her to the 150th anniversary of the legendary Wagner Festival in Bayreuth was an offer I couldn’t (or at least didn’t) refuse…

14 July – Bastille Day

Quatorze Julliet (or Bastille Day, as Americans have dubbed it) in Pau didn’t turn out to be festive in the way I anticipated…

La Vita è Bella

I love those days of blissful serendipity when you wake up with no particular plan, and then, while still in your pajamas, come up with one modest goal…