Category Archives: Travel

Traveling smart in today’s world

Posted on February 22, 2023 by Adrienne Cohen

A recent experience crystallized once again the things every traveler must keep in mind while “on the road.” Be cautious and aware of your surroundings when in unfamiliar territory, and know what to do in case of an unpleasant occurrence. Continue reading →

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Time Lost and the Road Ahead

Posted on March 9, 2021 by Adrienne Cohen

It has been far too long since I boarded an airplane or walked up the gangplank to a ship. It seems like forever ago that I last hailed a cab in an unfamiliar city, or booked an excursion in a … Continue reading →

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Under a wandrin’ star…

Posted on January 2, 2019 by Adrienne Cohen

There may be nothing new under the sun, as my grandmother was fond of saying. However, everything on the globe is new to you if you haven’t seen it before. Travel offers infinite possibilities — not only to see, do … Continue reading →

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The Call of the Old West

Posted on November 13, 2018 by Adrienne Cohen

Note: In September, on a visit to the Fort Worth Museum of Science and History, I was enthralled by exhibits in the building’s second-floor Cattle Raisers Museum. It’s worth a trip if you have not been there. The West lives … Continue reading →

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Wichita: A Return to the Old West

Posted on October 30, 2018 by Adrienne Cohen

Fort Worth’s Cattle Raisers Museum recently rekindled — unexpectedly — a dormant passion for the cattle trails and cowtowns of yesteryear. The history of the American Heartland and the Old West is a unique combination of hard times and severe conditions, … Continue reading →

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D-Day — so long ago, but not forgotten . . .

Posted on June 5, 2018 by Adrienne Cohen

On an off-season trip to France in early February, my husband and I were mesmerized by the Normandy beaches. Their windswept expanses and blustery beauty are inescapable, of course, and in many of the small-town historic locations not another tourist … Continue reading →

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My husband and I recently took the grandkids to the circus. Somewhere between the elephants and the camels, the tigers, the clowns and the flying trapeze, my husband asked our wide-eyed eight-year-old if he’d ever thought about running away to … Continue reading →

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