WordPress tells me that I first started blogging eighteen years ago today, wow. I went through a few periods of infrequent activity, but have enjoyed putting my adventures up here; thanks to those who are with me today, and to those who have moved on to other places. Last Friday we left Aix-en-Provence on a…
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This week “not” in The Pearl – Kotor and Aix
Friday was our last full day in Kotor, as much as we liked Kotor, we were ready to get back to France. We just hung around the city. I started the morning with coffee and a sketch, back at the same square. This is another of the views, from a different cafe this time. The…
This week “not” in The Pearl – Kotor
Kotor has been a wonderful place, thanks to the cruise ship crowds, it is not the “place to visit instead of Dubrovnik” to avoid the crowds that we have heard in the past. Yet we have had the best time, and there has been a lot of time for sketching. But first, a painting I…
This week ‘not’ in The Pearl – Prague to Kotor
We finished up the week in Helsinki. BTW, it is good to be theTravelsketcher in action again. On Saturday we flew FinnAir to Prague, took the light-rail into town and walked the cobblestone streets to our hotel, which was just off the Old Town Plaza – home to their famous Astronomical Clock, and a lot…
This week ‘not’ in The Pearl – May 15, 2026
We are in Helsinki, it is 0751 Friday morning. We have already showered, dressed, went looking for AAA batteries for Tricia’s keyboard, and ate breakfast at our hotel. Yes, it is early for all that – the background music artist is singing an appropriate song, “In The Wee Small Hours of the Morning” – jet…
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