You Go Girls! Travel

05/21/2026

Part of this advice I can support. That would be the first part about where NOT to hide valuables. From there, I would delete the section on where TO hide them and skip to the last point.
DO NOT TRAVEL WITH ANYTHING YOU VALUE, AND KEEP ANYTHING IMPORTANT ON YOUR BODY.

Before you stash your rings, watches, or passport in a “clever” spot, read this. A jewelry expert shares where thieves look first in hotel rooms—plus smarter, low-effort ways to store valuables while you travel.

05/10/2026

Another great day. Ready for a long post?

After a good sleep, I was ready for the day.
True confession, I bought a sweet treat last night to have for my breakfast. First stop Starbucks for some needed protien - egg white bites.

First highlight- The Museum of Broadway. Opened in 2022, this is a well done look at the theater history of NYC. It is full of fun, but also reveals some hard historical facts.

Next highlight- Maybe Happy Ending at the Belasco Theater. What a poignant show. Wear waterproof mascara if you see it.
The show ended just in time to grab a very fast bite and head to,..

Oh, Mary!- a rather naughty story of Mary Todd Lincoln. NO, you do not know the ending of this one. Miya Rudolph was cast to play Mary, but was replaced by an understudy. I cannot imagine that Miya could have done a better job herself. It is a hilarious show.

Near the hotel, I have been passing a long line of people waiting for a food cart. They are mostly Middle Eastern and dressed in Islamic garb. I questioned some of the queued. They all said it is the best halal food in town. It is not there during the day. It opens at 6 PM and stays open til 5 AM. There were 7 guys working and another shift was sleeping in their vans to take over the next shift. The 40 minute wait (thankfully the pouring rain had abated) quickly passed as I made new friends with my fellow line members ---One was Lebanese (owns a restaurant), one from Ethiopia (works for DHS), and one with family from Guinea (studiying architectural engineering). They told me what to order and it was wonderful. This proved to be my least expensive meal and the best!

Last stop - Magnolia Bakery to grab a famous banana pudding that lived up to its hype.

A long soak in the tub filled with Himalayan pink bath salts was the perfect ending of a pretty perfect day.

Home tomorrow after a much appreciated break.

05/09/2026

My travel to New York was to celebrate the launch of a new collaboration by Ponant and Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution. WHOI is performing earth shattering and far reaching research on planet Earth. And Ponant offers a gracious French cruising experience. Together they will make a difference in how we see the world.

Our trip to Antarctica in December 2027 is the first of this teaming.

After lunch at the New York Yacht Club, we embarked on a harbor cruise, under unanticipated glorious skies.

Being in the same time and place with this remarkable team was a time of learning, inspiration, and gratitude that I am eager to share with you.

05/08/2026

A GOLDEN DAY AWAY-

It only takes a single great travel day to forget all the early morning wakeup calls, the horrible airplane food, the bad beds, and the delayed flights. Today is one of THOSE days.

Since the Blue Box Cafe at Tiffany's in NYC opened, I have been trying to have breakfast there. Today I did. It is very cute and the food was really good.

My room was ready for me to check in at 10:30AM, which was certainly not what I expected.

My room was upgraded, and chocolates were waiting for me. The chocolates were a happy accident. They had someone else's name on them. They said I can keep them. I hope Mr Valdaris does not miss them.

As I was walking, I saw 2 men with huge camera lenses trained on a building. It looked like they were watching a construction site. I asked and found out they were observing the peregrine falcon nest. One shared his binoculars. They are an endangered species but many make NYC their home.

I scored discount tickets to Titanique and Maybe Happy Ending.

It is not raining.

Next stop Macy's at Herald Square to see the annual spring flower show there.

Loving it!

05/03/2026

You are warmly invited to join us for this epic journey-

Be ready to be captivated. To know Antarctica is to love it. It is a remarkable living system. In collaboration with the Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution (WHOI), this voyage transforms expedition travel into a platform for science, discovery, and dialogue.

04/06/2026

HERE IS A AMAZINGLY SPECIAL OPPORTUNITY FOR YOU!

Antarctica is breathtaking and awe inspiring. Please join me and the Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution for this unbelievable experience.

04/04/2026

HAPPIEST EASTER
Here is this year's bunny cake and my helper

03/30/2026

This very interesting piece came from my college alumni publication. Take a look and share your thoughts-

Visitors to Disney's Animal Kingdom may be in awe of the park's immersive storytelling, with its crumbling architecture, overgrown ruins, and the sense of an ancient, distant world. But Professor of Communication Studies Derek Buescher sees a different story. His research shows how these manufacture...

03/26/2026

Ladies-
I have one opening on the Aug17 Africa trip. It means being my roommate. Anyone? I know there is one of you waiting for this spot!

You Go Tastefully (co-ed) Wildlife, waterfalls, and why not wine

03/19/2026

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One of the greatest gifts of world travel is the perspective it gives.

I have had the opportunity to visit Cuba 3 times. The first was as a chaperone for a church youth group. One was a cigar group and one was a group of women.

The Cuban people are wonderful. In spite of all their trials and troubles, they make music, make love, dance, and enjoy their beautiful island life.

They are also repressed and almost childlike in the way they are controlled.

One of my most memorable interactions was when our guide apologized for being late. She had been taking her turn alternating with other family members to wait in line for toilet paper at the local market. They had long ago run out and were using magazines or whatever they could drum up as a substitute. The next day, my entire group emptied the extra rolls from the hotel bathrooms into a large plastic bag and gave it to her. No need for her to be late again. There may have been some tears shed.

When we visit we take adult diapers, prenatal vitamins, antibiotic cream etc to help out. Things like pencils and paper are golden.

I have watched our young Cuban friends fish our used paper out of the trash to have something to write on.

There is no incentive to plant a garden because the government takes your harvest. Fields are plowed by tools that look almost prehistoric. You may not be able to own a boat to fish lest you try to sail away.

Now people are starving. One of our guides had an opportunity to leave several years ago. He chose not to. Now his family is starving.

When we wanted to make a sign to commemorate our first visit, I was tasked, with another young Cuban leader, to secure paint for said sign. There is no paint. Houses are often only painted on the front. We spent hours chasing the wild goose- and no paint was ever found. We ended up using twigs to form the sign.

I could go on for hours. But as I watched the news tonight, all these memories flooded back.

The politics and partisanship can all be damned. The PEOPLE of CUBA have are suffering from this punishment and not their leaders. Must we have a bloody incursion to help them? I hope not. But they are powerless and must be helped.

To have seen it and felt it is to have a bit of understanding you will not get from FOX or CNN.