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Sautéed Fish Filet with Artichoke Hearts and Lemon Sauce
In late spring “baby artichoke” season arrives all over the Mediterranean. I hardly ever get involved with the prickly and generally extremely expensive plants. I use artichoke bottoms sometimes, called artichoke hearts. These are much more easily dealt with out of cans, bottles (Costco sells them marinated in olive oil) or frozen (I’ve only seen… Continue reading
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Roman Legionary Camps
Some of the stops we’re making on my YouTube channel cruise are former Roman colony towns. Before they attained that status, they would have started out as temporary camps for the legionaries. These camps all came with easy to duplicate plans. Roman soldiers didn’t wander around aimlessly more than modern soldiers. They had a job… Continue reading
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Last Call: Closing Time
When you follow me about you’ll realize that I’m not much of a souvenir hunter or clothes shopper. My souvenirs are my memories and my photos. I have over 17,000 digital photos, plus I have no idea how many unconverted slides and print photos cluttering up my domain. Although I’m not much of a shopper… Continue reading
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The Remarkable Emperor Diocletian
My YouTube channel featured an essentials walking tour of Diocletian’s fabulous retirement villa and fortress in Split, Croatia. I’ve always been interested in history, and the history of the Roman Empire. Latin was my favorite subject in high school. Unfortunately, two years of high school Latin in a tiny farm town in central Indiana–even when the teacher… Continue reading
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Holy Moley: Venice and the MOSE Project
Venice is a gorgeous city, an important port, and a cultural, trade, and economic hub in the north of the Italian peninsula. It started out as a port settlement for the Roman city of Padua. In the Middle Ages and Renaissance, thanks initially to trade, it became a major financial and maritime power. It developed… Continue reading
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Venice’s Three Ports: Basilio, Cruise Terminal and Marghera
Sometimes it’s better not to get what you ask for! If you joined me for my walking tour of the Doge’s downtown Venice, you already know the city is literally overstuffed with visitors, many of whom arrive or depart by ship. People who actually live there– a declining number since it’s so expensive—have been complaining… Continue reading
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Francis Xavier Burke: Congressional Medal of Honor Citation
I read this morning that German chancellor Scholz has decided to send some ironmongery to Ukraine. Germany has been pretty slow in its efforts to help out. Last week, however, French President Macron reminded the Chancellor what happened to Germany the last time they tangled with Mother Russia. My YouTube channel video tours of included… Continue reading
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Venice, the Doges, the Byzantine Connection, and the Return of Saint Mark
My Adriatic Cruise cycle begins on April 5, 2024 on my YouTube Channel with a tour of Venice. I’ve been in Venice three times and each visit included either getting onto or getting off a cruise ship. I wish I had been able to spend more time there. In addition to seeing the sights, I… Continue reading
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Picard Frozen Foods
In an earlier post, I told you about the evolution of individual food specialty shops into chains, and reviewed three prominent chains operating in Paris. Individual markets and specialty stores and supermarkets have been in a death match, and in America, at least, the supermarkets have won. The death match plays out in Paris as… Continue reading
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Food Shopping in Paris
I’m currently laid up–one of the screws used to straighten out my hammertoe worked loose and had to be removed–but I plan to go back to Paris late this year, after the Olympics. I’ve never been to Paris for Christmas, by which time Notre Dame should be open as well. I will stay in an… Continue reading
About Me
I’m a solo traveler who loves history. My blog provides travel hints, tips, situational updates, and deep dives into many of the places I’ve visited, or would like to.
For city walks and sightseeing from the comfort of your living room (or bed) visit my video blog on YouTube. The link to the introduction is https://youtu.be/4FjwToUqF7I Remember to like and subscribe. I post a new video every Friday at 1:00 Washington DC time.
Want more information on the places we’re visiting? History can be far more complicated and often needs more time than is reasonable for a video, which is why I developed the companion Word Press site you see here. The address is: https://armchairtraveler2022.wordpress.com
To travel you need to stay healthy. Check out my health and wellness Word Press blog, Jottings and Notes The address is https://jottingsandnotes.wordpress.com/
Facebook. It’s finally here. I have a personal account and a travel page on Facebook. My personal profile is Judy Gee. My travel page is “The ArmChair Traveler.”
Check me out on Twitter/X. My handle there is @Armchair2022
Coming eventually? An account on Mastodon!
Armchair Traveler 2022 