Friday was the busiest day of the tour, with visits to the Colosseum, Forum, Sistine Chapel, and St. Peter's Basilica. In spite of lingering sleep deprivation, and, in the case of one traveler, illness, the kids were troopers. The main problem of the day was the long-windedness of the local tour guide, who felt compelled…
Like last year, Laura and I are taking Cosby students to Europe for the beginning of the summer. This time, the plan was to focus on Italy and Greece, and on June 25th, we successfully navigated to the airport, checked in 13 bags, and got through security in spite of One student’s attempt to smuggle…
Salt Lake City is a strange city, unlike other cities I have been to. I have already documented several of the odd things about Salt Lake City in previous posts here, here, and, again, here, and thought I had been comprehensive… Salt Lake City cops really hate jaywalking I have literally walked down Main…
In recounting our escape from O’Hare, it has been pointed out that I neglected to cover the on-plane experience. Having boarded and disembarked from so many planes lately, I have had a chance to study my fellow travelers, most of whom are just fine. The following people, though, not so much. Here are the top…
I was making my annual trip to score AP essays in Salt Lake City by traveling from Richmond via O'Hare in Chicago. I was traveling with Jim, and we had supposed that the hour and twenty minute layover would be sufficient to prevent our normal sprint with luggage through the giant airport. After a brief…
