Want to know more? Then read on. I figure it’s time to share a little bit more about who I am, than just the little blurb under my name. I was in broadcast news media since 1979 and retired on April 18, 2022. I was a radio and TV reporter…

I didn’t even know he existed — It was that rare moment when you meet someone but feel like you have known them your whole life. That’s what it was like when I met my brother face-to-face for the first time. It was a journey to confront my past.

How one night of fun changed the way I travel — I was just a couple of months into my two-year travel adventure to see as much of the world as I could. Most people do this when they are in their late teens or early twenties, a gap year adventure. …

From Marrakech to the Atlas Mountains — Morocco has always been at the top of my bucket list. But there was always some reason that prevented me from going. I decided the next time I was in that part of the world I would make sure I included Morocco on my itinerary. I didn’t expect to be…

Personal stories from your travels — Whether you are a fan of travel or memoir, these stories will pull you in. We want to read about the experiences and the people you meet along the way. The moments that create your strongest travel memories. This isn’t about the tours you took or the food you ate. Travel Memoirs is about the highlight from your journey, your personal memoir. Travel Memoirs A place for unique and non-fiction stories based on travel memories.medium.com

I was captivated by the beauty of the Sahara — I was in the Sahara Desert. I couldn’t believe it. It was on my bucket list even before I knew I wanted a life full of travel. I caught the travel bug from my dad. I would sit spellbound as he spun his tales of his travels around the world…

It’s going to take everything to cross the Camino finish line — 333.5 Kilometers. 450,000 steps. 13 days walking. Every footstep I made along the roads and pathways of the Camino Portuguese Coastal route prepared me for this final day. …

It’s not the destination; it’s the journey — The scorching heat became a serious problem for us and for many other peregrinos on this journey. Temperatures would climb to over 30 degrees each day, and sometimes we would walk for hours without any place to find shade. Unseasonably hot for late September, even for this part of Europe. …

Parasol Publications flagship is a year old and there’s something in it for you — It was late 2022 and I was still trying to find my way around Medium. I had been reading on the site for a couple of years but had only started writing a few months earlier. I started to find my favorite writers, those I admired over any others and…