Category Archives: How to travel around the world with just a carry-on

RTW, LA: Deja vu with a view — the backstory

They say you can’t go home again, but you can certainly try. And have fun doing it. My desire to live in Los Angeles  began when I was in the Great Barrier Reef in Australia. This was almost a quarter … Continue reading

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Flying home on free ticket as RTW trip comes to an end

In transit today, flying cross-country from L.A. to Pennsylvania, where my nearly three-month RTW odyssey will finally come to an end. Flying on FREE American Airlines ticket. Details on that; how you, too, can stay on a luxury yacht for … Continue reading

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RTW, LA: Chance encounter leads to voyage to my past

Next: Chance encounter leads to luxury yacht that takes me on surreal time trip. I’ll be getting right on that after “splashdown” from my round-the-world journey, back home in Pennsylvania. It’s been a great ride, but I sure won’t miss … Continue reading

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RTW: Lights, camera, oops! Me, a Hollywood stagehand

As the saying goes, when life gives you lemons… I know an enterprising woman in L.A. who not only makes lemonade; she savors every drop. One time she ended up in a wheelchair for months. Instead of twiddling her thumbs, … Continue reading

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RTW: I survived ‘Carmageddon’ in L.A.

Nowhere to turn. Mass hysteria. A traffic jam of biblical proportions. The countdown to ‘Carmageddon’ in L.A. was on … .. And I was right in the middle of it. No doubt you heard about this.  A big chunk of … Continue reading

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RTW, Hollywood: Celebrity brush, Vol. 2: Meeting Mrs. Sitcom

My roommate invited me to a gathering of songwriters. Said there’d be people there who were once big deals. I put on my best pants (too-snug black jeans) and souvenir Indian bangle, and off we went in her Batmobile. So-called because … Continue reading

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RTW: Odd Couple — me and LA roomie ‘Felicia’ Ungar

In order to tell the story of how I ended up in the Hollywood Hills, I have to explain how I got there: my temporary roommate. I wanted to finish my RTW trip in L.A. because I felt like visiting … Continue reading

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RTW, Hollywood: Slight brush with celebrity above Sunset Strip

How I ended up at a place I’d never been despite a decade of working in L.A. TV news. (It’s a big deal if you’re of a certain age.) A what-am-I-doing-here moment. Details, if you can stand it, coming up.

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RTW: An Amtrak ride Northeasterners can only dream about

If you’ve ever been on an Amtrak train anywhere along the route from DC to Boston on a weekday, you know the drill. Crowded, rushed, commuters glued to their laptops and cell phones, working, working, working.  Or on the way … Continue reading

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RTW: A B&B room’s friendly ghosts

As the saying goes: “If these walls could talk .”  They can’t, of course. Or so I thought. Until I stumbled onto something during a stay at a B&B in San Diego. The Little Italy Inn has a long history. … Continue reading

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