I’ll be spending May (and some of June) overseas. I’ve procrastinated prep terribly, so I’ve fallen off posting material here. Instead, I’ve spent the past week scrambling to gather travel documents, assembling a travel wardrobe, and buying TSA-friendly grooming supplies. I only take a backpack, which simplifies getting about no end (no carrying heavy bags or pulling wheelie bags over cobblestones and whatnot. And my goodness, the convenience of not checking a bag is well worth limiting my clothing choices )
I’ll be staying in England, Amsterdam (my first time), Paris, and Florence. Side trips will probably include Chartres, which I’ve always longed to visit, and a day or two in Rome. I anticipate posting photos of art and architecture all day every day, so you might think about muting me until mid-June.
And now to watch YouTube videos about easing aviophobia (although a few pre-boarding glasses of wine in the BA lounge might just do the trick)
JACQUELINE A. POLLARD 