A repost from 2019 – Change is in the works


This was my post seven years ago today, it just seemed fitting to repost it today, from Paris. COVID delayed our plans to move to France by a couple of years. January 1994 at the Holiday Inn in Racine, Wisconsin to May 2, 2019 at this Best Western in Silverdale, Washington – 26 years, five…

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…

TheTravelsketcher’s Tuesday – Skyline sketch


I am continuing on in my quest to show a variety of simple ways to capture your moments. Another simple way is to draw the skyline. These are actually pretty popular as pieces of art, I have seen them in shops in many countries. Remember that the objective here is to be a bit more…

TheTravelsketcher’s Tuesday – Planning a grande aventure


We are back from Mexico but of course are already planning our next journey. I am trying a new thing as part of the planning process and thought you might like to see how it develops. I have used the Notes App on my Apple devices for years, Evernote before Apple upgraded their app to…