I LOVE all things related to medicine. Especially the history of medicine and the science that goes along with it. So given that, I was …
More Medical Museums and Surgical History
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Semmelweis the scientist
Medical Museum First up in my orgy of medical museums and such is the Semmelweis Museum in Budapest, Hungary. I feel bad for Semmelweis. He …
Rome fell but 2770 years later it’s still going strong
One of the chores I detest most is unpacking. It is never ending. I recently discovered my box of travel memories and found photos and …
Cats, Hemingway, and Key West
I have a confession to make that will put me squarely in the literary hall of shame–I have never, not even once, read a book …
Shoes |Adventures of DJ and M | Part 1
My first visit to Budapest was a frosty sojourn in January 2013. I tried to be either inside or in the toasty warm thermal baths at …
Wherein I attempt to be a travel writer in Bogotá
I’ll be the first to admit it: Bogotá was not high on my list of ‘places to visit’. But Colombia’s capital city is a study in contrasts. …
Wandering where the maps end
Ahhhh, Holyhead… One of those places where you truly feel like you are at the edge of the world. One of those places where the …
No rain
As an introvert, I live a lot of my life in my head. And as an avowed #historynerd, I think a lot about the past. …