Category Archives: Travel

PORTUGAL AT CHRISTMASTIME

Posted on January 20, 2019 by Gary Garth McCann

We spent Christmas break in three wonderful, historic towns in Portugal, with a final stop in that country in Lisbon. Pictured below are Evora, Coimbra, and Geamareas. [ The top photo is of Rossio plaza, Lisbon, from tourazores.com. The next … Continue reading →

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THEY DON’T TALK ON THEIR CELL PHONES, BUT THEY DON’T DANCE ON THE PLATFORMS, EITHER.

Posted on August 23, 2018 by Gary Garth McCann

On French trains passengers must move into the vestibule, where the restrooms are, to talk on their cell phones. They do this without exception, without fault. So mannerly, so polite the French. They don’t, however, dance on the platform, as … Continue reading →

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The wet and the dry: Niagara Falls and Big Bend

Posted on June 22, 2018 by Gary Garth McCann

    The volume Big Bend includes the story “Big Bend,” awarded the 2001 Flanner O’Connor Award for Short Fiction. The Holland Hotel is across the road from the train station in Alpine, TX, Amtrak’s stop for Big Bend. You’ll need a … Continue reading →

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Italy: Vernazza in Cinque Terre, the Amalfi Coast, Naples, and How We Got Around

Posted on August 17, 2017 by Gary Garth McCann
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