Mrs Bear and I have history with New York City. We met at Columbia University. I had been hired by … Continue reading The Cloisters

Just back from spending a few days in New York. This was our first visit since COVID introduced itself into … Continue reading A Tale of Two COVID NEW YORKs

COVID-19 has, for all of us, dramatically altered the art of going on Holiday. Most of us traveled less … … Continue reading Living with COVID at Disney

While most people associate the state of New Jersey with concrete, toll roads, and views of the New York City … Continue reading Cape May, New Jersey

I am sitting in the United Airlines Lounge at HNL with three more hours before boarding our flight to ORD … Continue reading The Sights and Sounds of Maui

As reported in my last entry, my family did not want to commit two of their seven days in Maui … Continue reading Maui’s Garden of Eden

We had scheduled two days for our roadtrip to Hana: Driving out with stops … Spend the night … Drive … Continue reading A Partial Road to Hana

It has been a year since our last airplane flight. Back then, we seemed to stay one step ahead of … Continue reading Back in the Travel Saddle … The Trials and Tribulations of Flying to Hawaii in COVID’s Shadow