My travel blog turns one year old in September. I can’t really believe that I finally did it. You know how you promise yourself that you are going to do something . . . (insert a personal dream) but…
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Sailing with dog may be the most exciting boat ride of my life. On a sultry summer day, my daughter Claire, her husband Ben and I decide to take their dog sailing on Baltimore’s Inner Harbor. Their flat-coat retriever…
Calvin The Golden Retriever’s letter home from Camp Winnipesaukee (as told to Carla La Fleur) Dear Frend (dog spelling), Do you like the lake? I think the lake is the best ever. I went to the lake with my family.…
Cat cafes lure me like a feather toy. Or a good catnip toy. I visit Crumbs & Whiskers in Washington, DC May. If you are an ailurophile (vocabulary word check time)*, then you will love this cat cafe. It…
I miss my two Siamese cats—Henry & Eliot—horribly when I travel. As anyone who has adopted Siamese cats knows, they are not a “shy” or “introverted” cat breed. Nope! Siamese cats have an opinion on everything and they think…
“You should try being in the moment/then you’d want to catch things/in your mouth too!”—Daniel Ladinsky (poet) I had the perfect focus group for my research. Two grand puppies—one was a grown up golden retriever, the other was a…
I am falling in love with an Italian canine. She is a little dog so don’t tell my cats back home. She stands about two feet tall. She never barks (or even yips). Her name is Miya. She is…
It may be a dog-eat-dog world, but cats rule in Croatia! Seven days ago, I land at Dubrovnik on EasyJet. I am excited to experience this country’s seaside and mountains. Little did I know that my fondest memories will…
