Posts By: Colleen

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More Interesting People

==================================== It has been brought to my attention that I have been negligent in my duties of reporting interesting characters on my trip. It is not because I don’t want to share, it’s more that the characters have not been quite so interesting (and, truth be told I may have slept through some which is due to many of… Read more

Coffee World Tour – CoffeeAM

Coffee World Tour – CoffeeAM

The Coffee Belt is fascinating. Imagine, a world-wide commodity that people drink all day, every day, in all corners of the globe. A commodity that is grown in some of the most beautiful and exotic locations. That’s coffee! I recently wrote a series of posts featuring some of the finest coffee growing regions. It begins with… Read more

Prohibition – in the Mix Magazine

Prohibition – in the Mix Magazine

The Roaring ’20s – a time of flappers, gangsters, and surprisingly, Prohibition. The short-lived experiment of Prohibition has been chronicled in a traveling exhibit, “American Spirits: The Rise and Fall of Prohibition.” Curated by Daniel Okrent, author of “Last Call: The Rise and Fall of Prohibition,” this exhibit includes an informative combination of alcohol-related artifacts from… Read more

Shipping Up To Boston

Shipping Up To Boston

The next leg of my minimalist travel took me to Massachusetts. My ultimate destination being Cape Cod, Megabus could only get me as far as Boston. That was no problem since there are commuter buses in and out of The Cape from South Station, which is where Megabus drops you. Having left so early in… Read more

New York, New York

New York, New York

I made it to New York City! I love New York. The food, the people, the city that never sleeps. Everything about it makes my heart sing. This visit is the second reason I chose to take this particular trip. I got to catch up with some dear friends I rarely see. (BTW, my seat was… Read more

Welcome!

Welcome!

I appreciate you stopping by my humble online abode. There isn’t much to see at the moment, but give me a little time, I promise there will be more. More personal musings. More professional scribbles. (Subjects? Cocktails (and food occasionally); New Age (visit my Etsy). More links to writing on other sites (like LinkedIn, in… Read more