This week in The Pearl – July 10, 2026


Our first full week back in The Pearl has been a quiet one, thanks to our colds, jet-lag, and just getting back to our routine. Thankfully our colds are on the mend, so that is good. In spite of the virus we have been walking most every day, we got in that habit while in…

TheTravelsketcher’s Tuesday – June 30, 2026


“It went by so fast,” I said, as I rolled over to go to sleep last night. Almost two months in Europe is now behind us and we are heading home today. Yesterday afternoon, I sat at the cafe in front of our hotel in Helsinki, on a pedestrian street, and did this sketch looking…

This week “not” in The Pearl – June 25, 2026


It is hard to think that next week I will be posting from The Pearl. It has been quite a journey with a lot of memories. Tricia is posting about our time in Kotor today. Our apartment in Paris is in a perfect location, in a Haussmann style building, just a block from Gare Montparnasse….

This week “not” in The Pearl – June 18, 2026


We have been back in France now for 18 days, and in Paris for the last week. So how does it feel to be back in Paris? The first word that comes to my mind is ‘familiar.’ Though it is quite a different vibe than The Pearl, it does not seem foreign. I am doing…

This week “not” in The Pearl – June 12, 2026


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…