Lyndie in Limbo

Time for an update. Lindy has returned from her journey, as you know, and she has completed her journal. We will publish it here as soon as possible. It’s full of wonderful descriptions, insights, and interesting encounters. It is being transcribed from her school teacherish handwriting into digital form appropriate for a blog. But theContinueContinue reading “Lyndie in Limbo”

9. Preparing for a Pilgrimage in Putin’s Shadow

Soon the fun part will begin in earnest, as Lyndie packs her one small suitcase and attaches the bright-red luggage tag she has received from Viking River Cruises. (She never checks a bag when she travels.) Her other preparations began long ago. She “officially launched” her homework program for travels to Eastern Europe on OctoberContinueContinue reading “9. Preparing for a Pilgrimage in Putin’s Shadow”

1. Where I Imagine What Might Have Been

Although this is about Lyndie’s journey, in a sense it starts with me, so that is where we will begin. My husband and I had planned something very special for our 50th anniversary: A Viking River Cruise along the Danube from Budapest to Bucharest, traveling through Hungary, Croatia, Serbia, Bulgaria, and Romania – a regionContinueContinue reading “1. Where I Imagine What Might Have Been”