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# Neil's Trips

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## Posts

- [Blog](https://neilstrips.com/blog/)
- [A Taxi Cab Ride in NYC](https://neilstrips.com/a-taxi-cab-ride-in-nyc/)
- [A Breakfast Spread to Beat All Others](https://neilstrips.com/a-breakfast-spread-to-beat-all-others/)
- [Art Masks](https://neilstrips.com/art-masks/)
- [Some Misconceptions about Albania](https://neilstrips.com/some-misconceptions-about-albania/)
- [Being the Only Americans](https://neilstrips.com/being-the-only-americans/)
- [Traveling with Grandsons](https://neilstrips.com/traveling-with-grandsons/)
- [Cats and Rats](https://neilstrips.com/cats-and-rats/)
- [My Own Little Version of the movie "Tow"](https://neilstrips.com/my-own-little-version-of-the-movie-tow/)
- [More Than a Building](https://neilstrips.com/more-than-a-building/)
- [A Great Idea We Should Copy](https://neilstrips.com/a-great-idea-we-should-copy/)
- [I Watched Dr. Phil Sell Me a Prostate Pill.                    Except It Wasn’t Dr. Phil.](https://neilstrips.com/i-watched-dr-phil-sell-me-a-prostate-pill-except-it-wasnt-dr-phil/)
- [The Trouble With Painted Toenails](https://neilstrips.com/the-trouble-with-painted-toenails/)
- [The Green Monster](https://neilstrips.com/the-green-monster/)
- [Winston Churchill… and a Rubber Duck](https://neilstrips.com/winston-churchill-and-a-rubber-duck/)
- [A Moment Worth Showing Up For](https://neilstrips.com/a-moment-worth-showing-up-for/)
- [What Is It About Apricots?](https://neilstrips.com/what-is-it-about-apricots/)
- [Hope for America—Found in New York City](https://neilstrips.com/hope-for-america-found-in-new-york-city/)
- [Slowing Down in the Wachau Valley](https://neilstrips.com/slowing-down-in-the-wachau-valley/)
- [The Names on the Wall](https://neilstrips.com/the-names-on-the-wall/)
- [Appreciating… Without Enjoying](https://neilstrips.com/appreciating-without-enjoying/)
- [Two Million Miles… Now What Does That Mean?](https://neilstrips.com/two-million-miles-now-what-does-that-mean/)
- [250 Years… and Then There’s Europe](https://neilstrips.com/250-years-and-then-theres-europe/)
- [More Than Tea](https://neilstrips.com/more-than-tea/)
- [A Church Service to Be Remembered](https://neilstrips.com/a-church-service-to-be-remembered/)
- [A Night in a Different World](https://neilstrips.com/a-night-in-a-different-world/)
- [Why I Travel](https://neilstrips.com/why-i-travel/)
- [My Brief Career as an Illegal Uber Driver](https://neilstrips.com/my-brief-career-as-an-illegal-uber-driver/) - LISTEN TO THE PODCAST There are apparently still new careers available to me at my age. On Friday evening in Indio, California I discovered one of them. For approximately five seconds, I became an illegal Uber driver for Coachella. It was not a successful venture. As happens every year, the Coachella Music and Arts Festival I recount my brief and unexpected stint as an illegal uber driver, with humor, mishaps, and lessons learned.
- [I Didn’t Want to Do This. Then I Wrote My Obituary.](https://neilstrips.com/i-didnt-want-to-do-this-then-i-wrote-my-obituary/)
- [When Did We Start Padlocking Ice Cream?](https://neilstrips.com/when-did-we-start-padlocking-ice-cream/)
- [A Restaurant Without Dessert?](https://neilstrips.com/a-restaurant-without-dessert/)
- [Bug Assault](https://neilstrips.com/bug-assault/)
- [A Tale of Two DMVs](https://neilstrips.com/a-tale-of-two-dmvs/)
- [Women’s Roller Derby -- More Than a Comeback](https://neilstrips.com/womens-roller-derby-more-than-a-comeback/)
- [Eighty-Two Years Before My First Pawn Shop](https://neilstrips.com/eighty-two-years-before-my-first-pawn-shop/)
- [Steroids, Gyms, and Why I’m Really There](https://neilstrips.com/steroids-gyms-and-why-im-really-there/)
- [Pickleball: From Backyard Game to National Obsession](https://neilstrips.com/pickleball-from-backyard-game-to-national-obsession/)
- [Can We All Get Behind Belonging?](https://neilstrips.com/can-we-all-get-behind-belonging/)
- [Thirty Minutes? You’ve Got to Be Kidding](https://neilstrips.com/thirty-minutes-youve-got-to-be-kidding/)
- [McDonald’s Refused to Take My Order — Seriously.](https://neilstrips.com/mcdonalds-refused-to-take-my-order-seriously/)
- [A Small Moment in the Underwear Aisle](https://neilstrips.com/a-small-moment-in-the-underwear-aisle/)
- [Late to the Chamber](https://neilstrips.com/late-to-the-chamber/)
- [Three Ways to Tell Your Age](https://neilstrips.com/three-ways-to-tell-your-age/)
- [The Day PB&J Changed My Life](https://neilstrips.com/the-day-pbj-changed-my-life/)
- [The Day I Got Number 97](https://neilstrips.com/the-day-i-got-number-97/)
- [The Day I Became “Elderly” (Without Being Asked)](https://neilstrips.com/the-day-i-became-elderly-without-being-asked/)
- [Why Are Redheads Different?](https://neilstrips.com/why-are-redheads-different/)
- [Apollo’s Twin Sister](https://neilstrips.com/apollos-twin-sister/)
- [Why Space Matters More to Me Now](https://neilstrips.com/why-space-matters-more-to-me-now/)
- [Thinking in Artemis-Sized Numbers](https://neilstrips.com/thinking-in-artemis-sized-numbers/)
- [The Sound Arrives Late](https://neilstrips.com/the-sound-arrives-late/)
- [The Rookie at the Table](https://neilstrips.com/the-rookie-at-the-table/)
- [Stay in Motion](https://neilstrips.com/stay-in-motion/)
- [Number 14,542](https://neilstrips.com/number-14542/)
- [Relationships Matter More Than Ever](https://neilstrips.com/relationships-matter-more-than-ever/)
- [My First Time at the Denver Stock Show: A City Slicker in Cowboyland](https://neilstrips.com/my-first-time-at-the-denver-stock-show-a-city-slicker-in-cowboyland/)
- [From 80 Degrees to 8: A Survival Guide (of Sorts)](https://neilstrips.com/from-80-degrees-to-8-a-survival-guide-of-sorts/)
- [When Cinema Pushes the Heart: Why *La Grazia* Moved Me to Tears](https://neilstrips.com/when-cinema-pushes-the-heart-why-la-grazia-moved-me-to-tears/)
- [The Power of a Simple Thread (That I Refuse to Call a Bracelet)  ](https://neilstrips.com/the-power-of-a-simple-thread-that-i-refuse-to-call-a-bracelet/)
- [GEOLOGY FOR THE REST OF US](https://neilstrips.com/geology-for-the-rest-of-us/)
- [WHERE FORREST STOPPED RUNNING](https://neilstrips.com/where-forrest-stopped-running/)
- [EVERYONE SHOULD SEE THIS LAND ONCE IN THEIR LIFE](https://neilstrips.com/everyone-should-see-this-land-once-in-their-life/)
- [The Largest Beach Towel in the World (Or So It Seemed)](https://neilstrips.com/the-largest-beach-towel-in-the-world-or-so-it-seemed/)
- [Happiness and Success: Two Definitions of Fulfillment](https://neilstrips.com/happiness-and-success-two-definitions-of-fulfillment/)
- [Heights and Depths: Geography, Architecture, and Ambition](https://neilstrips.com/heights-and-depths-geography-architecture-and-ambition/)
- [Culture Shock: From the Himalayas to the Desert](https://neilstrips.com/culture-shock-from-the-himalayas-to-the-desert/)
- [Bhutan and the Pursuit of Happiness](https://neilstrips.com/bhutan-and-the-pursuit-of-happiness/)
- [Prayer Flags in Bhutan](https://neilstrips.com/prayer-flags-in-bhutan/)
- [What Can America Learn from Bhutan?](https://neilstrips.com/what-can-america-learn-from-bhutan/)
- [Bhutan’s Hot Stone Baths: A Healing Tradition](https://neilstrips.com/bhutans-hot-stone-baths-a-healing-tradition/)
- [The Tiger’s Nest: A Pilgrimage of Stone, Spirit, and Struggle](https://neilstrips.com/the-tigers-nest-a-pilgrimage-of-stone-spirit-and-struggle/)
- [Arrows & Joy: Archery, Bhutan’s Soul Sport](https://neilstrips.com/arrows-joy-archery-bhutans-soul-sport/)
- [Why I Came to Bhutan](https://neilstrips.com/why-i-came-to-bhutan/)
- [The Lost Art of the Handkerchief](https://neilstrips.com/the-lost-art-of-the-handkerchief/)
- [My First Manicure (and Pedicure): A Shock to the System](https://neilstrips.com/my-first-manicure-and-pedicure-a-shock-to-the-system/)
- [Kelsey’s Bhutan Diary](https://neilstrips.com/kelseys-bhutan-diary/)
- [Simplify: A Mantra I Brought Home from Bhutan — But Don’t Yet Understand](https://neilstrips.com/simplify-a-mantra-i-brought-home-from-bhutan-but-dont-yet-understand/)
- [Listening to Lech Wałęsa](https://neilstrips.com/listening-to-lech-walesa/)
- [Biking to Costco? Who Does That?](https://neilstrips.com/biking-to-costco-who-does-that/)
- [Better Late, Still Beautiful](https://neilstrips.com/better-late-still-beautiful/)
- [Dandelions](https://neilstrips.com/dandelions/)
- [Holy Cow, DQ – We Need to Talk](https://neilstrips.com/holy-cow-dq-we-need-to-talk/)
- [The Jar, the Loft, and a Very Human Victory](https://neilstrips.com/the-jar-the-loft-and-a-very-human-victory/)
- [When the Body Whispers... and Then Shouts](https://neilstrips.com/when-the-body-whispers-and-then-shouts/)
- [Pickleball and the Power of Fifteen](https://neilstrips.com/pickleball-and-the-power-of-fifteen/)
- [A Reunion to Remember—And Reflect Upon](https://neilstrips.com/a-reunion-to-remember-and-reflect-upon/)
- [“Where Everybody Knows Your Name” — My Cheers Dilemma](https://neilstrips.com/where-everybody-knows-your-name-my-cheers-dilemma/)
- [A Night to Remember: "Good Night, and Good Luck" on Broadway](https://neilstrips.com/a-night-to-remember-good-night-and-good-luck-on-broadway/)
- [One Surprising Way to Boost Your Health: Turn Up the Heat](https://neilstrips.com/one-surprising-way-to-boost-your-health-turn-up-the-heat/)
- [We Owe Our Children Better: A Personal Call to Reduce America’s National Debt](https://neilstrips.com/we-owe-our-children-better-a-personal-call-to-reduce-americas-national-debt/)
- [Art in the Open: A Day with Desert X](https://neilstrips.com/art-in-the-open-a-day-with-desert-x/)
- [Many, Many, Many: A 101-Degree Friday in the Desert](https://neilstrips.com/many-many-many-a-101-degree-friday-in-the-desert/)
- [Where the Eye Becomes Art: A Hidden Gem in Copenhagen](https://neilstrips.com/where-the-eye-becomes-art-a-hidden-gem-in-copenhagen/)
- [A Love Letter to Herring](https://neilstrips.com/a-love-letter-to-herring/)
- [In Amsterdam, Bikes Rule — and Sometimes Bloom](https://neilstrips.com/in-amsterdam-bikes-rule-and-sometimes-bloom/)
- [The Legacy of Bank Vaults: When Security Was Measured in Steel](https://neilstrips.com/the-legacy-of-bank-vaults-when-security-was-measured-in-steel/)
- [Pedaling Through Copenhagen — and Into a Lesson on Happiness](https://neilstrips.com/pedaling-through-copenhagen-and-into-a-lesson-on-happiness/)
- [Legoland: Where Fun, Bricks, and Big Ideas Meet](https://neilstrips.com/legoland-where-fun-bricks-and-big-ideas-meet/)
- [The Floating Heart of Amsterdam: A Love Letter to Houseboats](https://neilstrips.com/the-floating-heart-of-amsterdam-a-love-letter-to-houseboats/)
- [My Life in Cotton: The Quilt of Me](https://neilstrips.com/my-life-in-cotton-the-quilt-of-me/)
- [The Day a 3-Year-Old and a 6-Year-Old Fell in Love with a 17th-Century Master](https://neilstrips.com/the-day-a-3-year-old-and-a-6-year-old-fell-in-love-with-a-17th-century-master/)
- [Down the Drain: A Sewer Story of Friendship, Infrastructure, and Sludge](https://neilstrips.com/down-the-drain-a-sewer-story-of-friendship-infrastructure-and-sludge/)
- [Tulips, Children, and a Day to Remember](https://neilstrips.com/tulips-children-and-a-day-to-remember/)
- [How the Dutch Solve Problems (One Urinal at a Time)](https://neilstrips.com/how-the-dutch-solve-problems-one-urinal-at-a-time/)
- [Adjust Your Expectations (and Your Knees): Greetings from Amsterdam!](https://neilstrips.com/adjust-your-expectations-and-your-knees-greetings-from-amsterdam/)
- [Buckle Up: We're Headed for Adventure (with a 6- and 3-Year-Old at the Wheel)](https://neilstrips.com/buckle-up-were-headed-for-adventure-with-a-6-and-3-year-old-at-the-wheel/)
- [$800,000 Worth of Beer at My Local Grocery Store](https://neilstrips.com/800000-worth-of-beer-at-my-local-grocery-store/)
- [Life Lessons from Turtles: Embracing a Turtle Mindset](https://neilstrips.com/life-lessons-from-turtles-embracing-a-turtle-mindset/)
- [Donald Trump -- the Neville Chamberlain of our Time](https://neilstrips.com/donald-trump-the-neville-chamberlain-of-our-time/)
- [Why I Cry More at 80: A Deep Dive Into the Phenomenon](https://neilstrips.com/why-i-cry-more-at-80-a-deep-dive-into-the-phenomenon/)
- [The $2 Bill](https://neilstrips.com/the-2-bill/)
- [Rediscovering the Root Beer Float](https://neilstrips.com/rediscovering-the-root-beer-float/)
- [Rubber Duckies](https://neilstrips.com/rubber-duckies-2/)
- [Embarrassed](https://neilstrips.com/embarrassed/)
- [Joy Does Not Keep Score](https://neilstrips.com/joy-does-not-keep-score/)
- [What We Can Learn from History](https://neilstrips.com/what-we-can-learn-from-history/)
- [Winston Churchill’s Sesquicentennial](https://neilstrips.com/winston-churchills-sesquicentennial/)
- [The Power of Pilgrimages](https://neilstrips.com/the-power-of-pilgrimages/)
- [Why I’ll Always Be 42: A Celebration of a Special Number](https://neilstrips.com/why-ill-always-be-42-a-celebration-of-a-special-number/)
- [The Reverend Fred Shuttlesworth](https://neilstrips.com/the-reverend-fred-shuttlesworth/)
- [Tears, Truth, and Transformation—The Films That Moved Me](https://neilstrips.com/tears-truth-and-transformation-the-films-that-moved-me/)
- [Lynching in America](https://neilstrips.com/lynching-in-america/)
- [Remembering the Selma to Montgomery Civil Rights March on its 60th Anniversary](https://neilstrips.com/remembering-the-selma-to-montgomery-civil-rights-march-on-its-60th-anniversary/)
- [Time with the Grandchildren](https://neilstrips.com/time-with-the-grandchildren/)
- [Xmas Lights](https://neilstrips.com/xmas-lights/)
- [Regifting](https://neilstrips.com/regifting/)
- [A Very Unusual Saturday](https://neilstrips.com/a-very-unusual-saturday/)
- [How to Fix Obesity in the US](https://neilstrips.com/how-to-fix-obesity-in-the-us/)
- [Obesity](https://neilstrips.com/obesity/)
- [Charlie's Catfish House](https://neilstrips.com/charlies-catfish-house/)
- [The Value of International Travel](https://neilstrips.com/the-value-of-international-travel/)
- [gladiators](https://neilstrips.com/gladiators/)
- [Middle Names](https://neilstrips.com/middle-names/)
- [Daisy, Daisy](https://neilstrips.com/daisy-daisy/)
- [The Good Humor Man](https://neilstrips.com/the-good-humor-man/)
- [Panhandler](https://neilstrips.com/panhandler/)
- [Car Detailed](https://neilstrips.com/car-detailed/)
- [Shooting Your Age](https://neilstrips.com/shooting-your-age/)
- [Track Town USA](https://neilstrips.com/track-town-usa/)
- [Charm City](https://neilstrips.com/charm-city/)
- [Our Own JAWS-like Experience 50 years Later](https://neilstrips.com/our-own-jaws-like-experience-50-years-later/)
- [Gus Walz](https://neilstrips.com/gus-walz/)
- [Loneliness](https://neilstrips.com/loneliness-2/)
- [National Ice Cream Day](https://neilstrips.com/national-ice-cream-day/)
- [A New Word Every Day](https://neilstrips.com/a-new-word-every-day/)
- [A Return to the Opera: My Night with Pagliacci](https://neilstrips.com/a-return-to-the-opera-my-night-with-pagliacci/)
- [Six Steps to Improving Your Sleep](https://neilstrips.com/six-steps-to-improving-your-sleep/)
- [Hiking in the Sonoran Desert in the Daytime](https://neilstrips.com/hiking-in-the-sonoran-desert-in-the-daytime/)
- [Hiking in the Dark](https://neilstrips.com/hiking-in-the-dark/)
- [50th Anniversary of JAWS](https://neilstrips.com/50th-anniversary-of-jaws/)
- [Playing It Forward](https://neilstrips.com/playing-it-forward/)
- [The Golden Bachelor](https://neilstrips.com/the-golden-bachelor/)
- [124 Degrees](https://neilstrips.com/124-degrees/)
- [A five-year-old's first Major League Baseball game](https://neilstrips.com/a-five-year-olds-first-major-league-baseball-game/)
- [Loneliness](https://neilstrips.com/loneliness/)
- [Thelma](https://neilstrips.com/thelma/)
- [A Reservation](https://neilstrips.com/a-reservation/)
- [Carrot Cake Pancakes!](https://neilstrips.com/carrot-cake-pancakes/)
- [The Venezuelan Diaspora](https://neilstrips.com/the-venezuelan-diaspora/)
- [A Nickname](https://neilstrips.com/a-nickname/)
- [Penalty](https://neilstrips.com/penalty/)
- [Another View of the Fabulously Popular In-N-Out Burger](https://neilstrips.com/another-view-of-the-fabulously-popular-in-n-out-burger/)
- [Never Having Been to New York City](https://neilstrips.com/never-having-been-to-new-york-city/)
- [Cabaret](https://neilstrips.com/cabaret/)
- [Sean Penn and Ukraine](https://neilstrips.com/sean-penn-and-ukraine/)
- [Bruce's Booster Seat](https://neilstrips.com/bruces-booster-seat/)
- [Foot Massage](https://neilstrips.com/foot-massage/)
- [The Exceptional Environment in Costa Rica](https://neilstrips.com/the-exceptional-environment-in-costa-rica/)
- [Costa Rica](https://neilstrips.com/costa-rica/)
- [There is More to the Story](https://neilstrips.com/there-is-more-to-the-story/)
- [Getting off the Grid](https://neilstrips.com/getting-off-the-grid/)
- [A Shoeshine](https://neilstrips.com/a-shoeshine/)
- [The Cost of a Glass of Water](https://neilstrips.com/the-cost-of-a-glass-of-water/)
- [You never know whom you will run into at the grocery store](https://neilstrips.com/you-never-know-whom-you-will-run-into-at-the-grocery-store/)
- [A Cinnamon Roll](https://neilstrips.com/a-cinnamon-roll/)
- [How We Value a Good Teacher](https://neilstrips.com/how-we-value-a-good-teacher/)
- [How to Tell if You Are Getting Old](https://neilstrips.com/how-to-tell-if-you-are-getting-old/)
- [Bhutan](https://neilstrips.com/bhutan/)
- [Denver's Wacky Weather](https://neilstrips.com/denvers-wacky-weather/)
- [Ummm Boy!  Almond Joy!!!!](https://neilstrips.com/ummm-boy-almond-joy/)
- [Bourbon Street](https://neilstrips.com/bourbon-street/)
- [Latin America](https://neilstrips.com/latin-america/)
- [La Piedra](https://neilstrips.com/la-piedra/)
- [A View of Gaza -- 60 Years Earlier](https://neilstrips.com/a-view-of-gaza-60-years-earlier/)
- [Medellin](https://neilstrips.com/medellin/)
- [The Panama Canal in Retrospect](https://neilstrips.com/the-panama-canal-in-retrospect/)
- [Getting Ghosted](https://neilstrips.com/getting-ghosted/)
- [The Panama Canal in Crisis Today](https://neilstrips.com/the-panama-canal-in-crisis-today/)
- [The 13th Floor](https://neilstrips.com/the-13th-floor/)
- [Panama City](https://neilstrips.com/panama-city/)
- [Date Shake](https://neilstrips.com/date-shake/)
- [The Highest Gas Price in the USA](https://neilstrips.com/the-highest-gas-price-in-the-usa/)
- [A Really Good Morning](https://neilstrips.com/a-really-good-morning/)
- [Taking the Time to Think](https://neilstrips.com/taking-the-time-to-think/)
- [The Help](https://neilstrips.com/the-help/)
- [Newspapers -- Where have they gone?](https://neilstrips.com/newspapers-where-have-they-gone/)
- [Finger Bowls](https://neilstrips.com/finger-bowls/)
- [Great Hotel Lobbies](https://neilstrips.com/great-hotel-lobbies/)
- [The Value of a Personal Note](https://neilstrips.com/the-value-of-a-personal-note/)
- [Peaches](https://neilstrips.com/peaches/)
- [Fall Foliage](https://neilstrips.com/fall-foliage/)
- [Road Kill Cafe](https://neilstrips.com/road-kill-cafe/)
- [Purple Cow](https://neilstrips.com/purple-cow/)
- [Mississippi](https://neilstrips.com/mississippi/)
- [Umbrellas](https://neilstrips.com/umbrellas/)
- [Halloween](https://neilstrips.com/halloween/)
- [Showering Outdoors](https://neilstrips.com/showering-outdoors/)
- [A Bad Day](https://neilstrips.com/a-bad-day/)
- [Postcards](https://neilstrips.com/postcards/)
- [Shock 'n Awe](https://neilstrips.com/shock-n-awe/)
- [Southern Manners](https://neilstrips.com/southern-manners/)
- [Beignets](https://neilstrips.com/beignets/)
- [Metaphorical Mountains](https://neilstrips.com/metaphorical-mountains/)
- [A Centenarian's Decathlon](https://neilstrips.com/a-centenarians-decathlon/)
- [A Heat Wave in Seattle](https://neilstrips.com/a-heat-wave-in-seattle/)
- [Not Returning Phone Calls](https://neilstrips.com/not-returning-phone-calls/)
- [An airline flight story you may not believe](https://neilstrips.com/an-airline-flight-story-you-may-not-believe/)
- [I Missed Church this Past Sunday](https://neilstrips.com/i-missed-church-this-past-sunday/)
- [The Best Pickleball Players in the World](https://neilstrips.com/the-best-pickleball-players-in-the-world/)
- [My favorite local drug store shuttered](https://neilstrips.com/my-favorite-local-drug-store-shuttered/)
- [Lobster Rolls](https://neilstrips.com/lobster-rolls/)
- [Ticks](https://neilstrips.com/ticks/)
- [DQ](https://neilstrips.com/dq-2/)
- [Homemade Vanilla* Ice Cream](https://neilstrips.com/homemade-vanilla-ice-cream/)
- [TV -- going cold turkey](https://neilstrips.com/tv-going-cold-turkey/)
- [Bosnia](https://neilstrips.com/bosnia/)
- [Waterfalls](https://neilstrips.com/waterfalls/)
- [Croatia -- a vacation paradise](https://neilstrips.com/croatia-a-vacation-paradise/)
- [Gelato is alive and well outside of Italy](https://neilstrips.com/gelato-is-alive-and-well-outside-of-italy/)
- [World War I](https://neilstrips.com/world-war-i/)
- [Danijela Martinovic](https://neilstrips.com/danijela-martinovic/)
- [Slovenia](https://neilstrips.com/slovenia/)
- [Some observations about Paris](https://neilstrips.com/some-observations-about-paris/)
- [La boheme and Gustavo Dudamel](https://neilstrips.com/la-boheme-and-gustavo-dudamel/)
- [Face Lotions and Creams](https://neilstrips.com/face-lotions-and-creams/)
- [Paris' Modern Art Museum](https://neilstrips.com/paris-modern-art-museum/)
- [A Special Bond between Americans and the French](https://neilstrips.com/a-special-bond-between-americans-and-the-french/)
- [Exchanging Homes](https://neilstrips.com/exchanging-homes/)
- [My first museum in Paris](https://neilstrips.com/my-first-museum-in-paris/)
- [Paris -- a city of neighborhoods](https://neilstrips.com/paris-a-city-of-neighborhoods/)
- [Smoking in Paris France](https://neilstrips.com/smoking-in-paris-france/)
- [Rubber Duckies](https://neilstrips.com/rubber-duckies/)
- [Pray that your bank account does not get hacked](https://neilstrips.com/pray-that-your-bank-account-does-not-get-hacked/)
- [Has anyone tried to get a bank to loan you money lately?](https://neilstrips.com/has-anyone-tried-to-get-a-bank-to-loan-you-money-lately/)
- [Amazing.  How do you explain this?](https://neilstrips.com/amazing-how-do-you-explain-this/)
- [A second bout with Covid!!](https://neilstrips.com/a-second-bout-with-covid/)
- [Getting your thumb caught in the car door](https://neilstrips.com/getting-your-thumb-caught-in-the-car-door/)
- [Unusual Birthday Celebrations](https://neilstrips.com/unusual-birthday-celebrations/)
- [No Show](https://neilstrips.com/no-show/)
- [Happiness Later in Life](https://neilstrips.com/happiness-later-in-life/)
- [The Today Show -- the 3rd Hour](https://neilstrips.com/the-today-show-the-3rd-hour/)
- [What Happened to the Energizer Bunny?](https://neilstrips.com/what-happened-to-the-energizer-bunny/)
- [Argentine Tango](https://neilstrips.com/argentine-tango/)
- [Wayne Gretzky](https://neilstrips.com/wayne-gretzky/)
- [How Wonderful is Small Town America!](https://neilstrips.com/how-wonderful-is-small-town-america/)
- [The Worst Movie I Have Ever Seen](https://neilstrips.com/the-worst-movie-i-have-ever-seen/)
- [Racist Trees](https://neilstrips.com/racist-trees/)
- [A Terrible Evening](https://neilstrips.com/a-terrible-evening/)
- [Key Lime Pie](https://neilstrips.com/key-lime-pie/)
- [A Ford Mustang Convertible](https://neilstrips.com/a-ford-mustang-convertible/)
- [The Red-eye Flight](https://neilstrips.com/the-red-eye-flight/)
- [One of My Most Memorable Pickleball Games](https://neilstrips.com/one-of-my-most-memorable-pickleball-games/)
- [Pickleball National Championships](https://neilstrips.com/pickleball-national-championships/)
- [the best restaurant in America](https://neilstrips.com/the-best-restaurant-in-america/)
- [Election Day and Veterans Day in the same week](https://neilstrips.com/election-day-and-veterans-day-in-the-same-week/)
- [Powerball](https://neilstrips.com/powerball/)
- [Catalytic Converter Stolen!](https://neilstrips.com/catalytic-converter-stolen/)
- [More on Homelessness](https://neilstrips.com/more-on-homelessness/)
- [Trampoline Parks!](https://neilstrips.com/trampoline-parks/)
- [Homelessness -- sooo frustrating](https://neilstrips.com/homelessness-sooo-frustrating/)
- [Turtles](https://neilstrips.com/turtles/)
- [What Goes Into A Sermon](https://neilstrips.com/what-goes-into-a-sermon/)
- [Laying To Rest -- Part II](https://neilstrips.com/laying-to-rest-part-ii/)
- [Laying To Rest](https://neilstrips.com/laying-to-rest/)
- [Kids](https://neilstrips.com/kids/)
- [Slowing Down](https://neilstrips.com/slowing-down-2/)
- [Minor League Baseball Games](https://neilstrips.com/minor-league-baseball-games/)
- [Dogs -- a man's or woman's best friend](https://neilstrips.com/dogs-a-mans-or-womans-best-friend/)
- [National Cinema Day](https://neilstrips.com/national-cinema-day/)
- [Alert!   Potential Problem for Halloween](https://neilstrips.com/alert-potential-problem-for-halloween/)
- [Takeaways from my trip to the American Midwest](https://neilstrips.com/takeaways-from-my-trip-to-the-american-midwest/)
- [Homelessness in the Midwest](https://neilstrips.com/homelessness-in-the-midwest/)
- [You Can't Beat This](https://neilstrips.com/you-cant-beat-this/)
- [Great Islands](https://neilstrips.com/great-islands/)
- [A Great Summer Read](https://neilstrips.com/a-great-summer-read/)
- [Alert!  Found -- the best grilled cheese sandwich in the world](https://neilstrips.com/alert-found-the-best-grilled-cheese-sandwich-in-the-world/)
- [The Green Bay Packers](https://neilstrips.com/the-green-bay-packers/)
- [Shouses](https://neilstrips.com/shouses/)
- [Sheboygan](https://neilstrips.com/sheboygan/)
- [Prices!!](https://neilstrips.com/prices/)
- [The Mighty Mississippi](https://neilstrips.com/the-mighty-mississippi/)
- [Otto's Place](https://neilstrips.com/ottos-place/)
- [Stoughton Wisconsin](https://neilstrips.com/stoughton-wisconsin/)
- [Corn, Corn and more Corn](https://neilstrips.com/corn-corn-and-more-corn/)
- [Cheese](https://neilstrips.com/cheese/)
- [A Gem in the Midwest](https://neilstrips.com/a-gem-in-the-midwest/)
- [The Midwest](https://neilstrips.com/the-midwest/)
- [Googa](https://neilstrips.com/googa/)
- [Scammed -- almost](https://neilstrips.com/scammed-almost/)
- [I love truck stops](https://neilstrips.com/i-love-truck-stops/)
- [Ummmm Boy, Almond Joy!](https://neilstrips.com/ummmm-boy-almond-joy/)
- [Solar energy for your home?](https://neilstrips.com/solar-energy-for-your-home/)
- [Getting upset at the grocery store](https://neilstrips.com/getting-upset-at-the-grocery-store/)
- [Horseshoe Crabs](https://neilstrips.com/horseshoe-crabs/)
- [Chappaquiddick](https://neilstrips.com/chappaquiddick-2/)
- [Jumping Rope](https://neilstrips.com/jumping-rope/)
- [Norman Rockwell](https://neilstrips.com/norman-rockwell/)
- [A story that brings a tear to my eye](https://neilstrips.com/a-story-that-brings-a-tear-to-my-eye/)
- [JFK Library](https://neilstrips.com/jfk-library/)
- [Jigsaw Puzzles](https://neilstrips.com/jigsaw-puzzles/)
- [Scavenger Hunt](https://neilstrips.com/scavenger-hunt/)
- [the Keto diet](https://neilstrips.com/the-keto-diet/)
- [Mystic Pizza](https://neilstrips.com/mystic-pizza/)
- [The scene of the crime -- a parking violation of the first degree](https://neilstrips.com/the-scene-of-the-crime-a-parking-violation-of-the-first-degree/)
- [Live, nude models!](https://neilstrips.com/live-nude-models/)
- [The Border](https://neilstrips.com/the-border/)
- [Small town America](https://neilstrips.com/small-town-america/)
- [A reaction that surprised me](https://neilstrips.com/a-reaction-that-surprised-me/)
- [Covid-19](https://neilstrips.com/covid-19/)
- [What to do during isolation or quarantine](https://neilstrips.com/what-to-do-during-isolation-or-quarantine/)
- [Tomato soup and a grilled cheese sandwich](https://neilstrips.com/tomato-soup-and-a-grilled-cheese-sandwich/)
- [maybe i did not read the small print](https://neilstrips.com/maybe-i-did-not-read-the-small-print/)
- [outpatient surgery in this day and age](https://neilstrips.com/outpatient-surgery-in-this-day-and-age/)
- [the value of a junk wrecking yard](https://neilstrips.com/the-value-of-a-junk-wrecking-yard/)
- [sadly, my trip to Iceland has come to an end](https://neilstrips.com/sadly-my-trip-to-iceland-has-come-to-an-end/)
- [what we in the USA can learn from Iceland](https://neilstrips.com/what-we-in-the-usa-can-learn-from-iceland/)
- [herring](https://neilstrips.com/herring/)
- [Visualizing Iceland](https://neilstrips.com/visualizing-iceland/)
- [volcanos -- emphasis on the "s"](https://neilstrips.com/volcanos-emphasis-on-the-s/)
- [the Westman Islands](https://neilstrips.com/the-westman-islands/)
- [A beard struggler](https://neilstrips.com/a-beard-struggler/)
- [Whales](https://neilstrips.com/whales/)
- [Trapped](https://neilstrips.com/trapped/)
- [Buffets](https://neilstrips.com/buffets/)
- [Puffins](https://neilstrips.com/puffins/)
- [A Little Hick Up](https://neilstrips.com/a-little-hick-up/)
- [on to a new adventure](https://neilstrips.com/on-to-a-new-adventure/)
- [momentary trauma](https://neilstrips.com/momentary-trauma/)
- [a relatively small and not very important decision, but yet a difficult one](https://neilstrips.com/a-relatively-small-and-not-very-important-decision-but-yet-a-difficult-one/)
- [DQ](https://neilstrips.com/dq/)
- [what ever happened to Ranger Rick](https://neilstrips.com/what-ever-happened-to-ranger-rick/)
- [once again, saved by an angel](https://neilstrips.com/once-again-saved-by-an-angel/)
- [the price of gas](https://neilstrips.com/the-price-of-gas/)
- [hiking alone in Death Valley](https://neilstrips.com/hiking-alone-in-death-valley/)
- [Death Valley](https://neilstrips.com/death-valley/)
- [PT -- physical (or pain) therapy](https://neilstrips.com/pt-physical-or-pain-therapy/)
- [receipts -- yikes!](https://neilstrips.com/receipts-yikes/)
- [What do I miss – hugs !!](https://neilstrips.com/what-do-i-miss-hugs/)
- [massage chair](https://neilstrips.com/massage-chair/)
- [Drive-In Movies](https://neilstrips.com/drive-in-movies/)
- [Red Fire Ants](https://neilstrips.com/red-fire-ants/)
- [BALBOOS](https://neilstrips.com/balboos/)
- [My first hike of 2020](https://neilstrips.com/my-first-hike-of-2020/)
- [Jay Lo](https://neilstrips.com/jay-lo/)
- [Wonder Bread](https://neilstrips.com/wonder-bread/)
- [Billy Crystal](https://neilstrips.com/billy-crystal/)
- [Stilettos with embellishment](https://neilstrips.com/stilettos-with-embellishment/)
- [Hanging by a thread](https://neilstrips.com/hanging-by-a-thread/)
- [the human face of AAA](https://neilstrips.com/the-human-face-of-aaa/)
- [binge watching](https://neilstrips.com/binge-watching/)
- [a final note](https://neilstrips.com/a-final-note/)
- [Branson Missouri](https://neilstrips.com/branson-missouri/)
- [separation anxiety](https://neilstrips.com/separation-anxiety/)
- [a night to remember at Lincoln Center](https://neilstrips.com/a-night-to-remember-at-lincoln-center/)
- [not a bad way to spend a day](https://neilstrips.com/not-a-bad-way-to-spend-a-day/)
- [Have you ever wondered why certain things are the way they are?](https://neilstrips.com/have-you-ever-wondered-why-certain-things-are-the-way-they-are/)
- [a friend named Glen](https://neilstrips.com/a-friend-named-glen/)
- [ax throwing](https://neilstrips.com/ax-throwing/)
- [Route 66](https://neilstrips.com/route-66/)
- [oklahoma -- a few surprises](https://neilstrips.com/oklahoma-a-few-surprises/)
- [Subway gets a bad rap](https://neilstrips.com/subway-gets-a-bad-rap/)
- [oklahoma city national memorial and museum](https://neilstrips.com/oklahoma-city-national-memorial-and-museum/)
- [a few continuing mechanical problems](https://neilstrips.com/a-few-continuing-mechanical-problems/)
- [a few mechanical problems!!](https://neilstrips.com/a-few-mechanical-problems/)
- [walking into an oven](https://neilstrips.com/walking-into-an-oven/)
- [why this road trip](https://neilstrips.com/why-this-road-trip/)
- [Day ten -- the most moving experience of the entire pilgrimage](https://neilstrips.com/day-ten-the-most-moving-experience-of-the-entire-pilgrimage/)
- [Day nine -- we finally make it to Holy Island!](https://neilstrips.com/day-nine-we-finally-make-it-to-holy-island/)
- [Some interesting facts about Northumberland](https://neilstrips.com/some-interesting-facts-about-northumberland/)
- [Day eight](https://neilstrips.com/day-eight/)
- [A couple of new words](https://neilstrips.com/a-couple-of-new-words/)
- [Day seven](https://neilstrips.com/day-seven/)
- [Day six -- what a difference a day makes](https://neilstrips.com/day-six-what-a-difference-a-day-makes/)
- [Days four and five](https://neilstrips.com/days-four-and-five/)
- [Stone walls](https://neilstrips.com/stone-walls/)
- [Day three of our pilgrimage!](https://neilstrips.com/day-three-of-our-pilgrimage/)
- [Day two on the pilgrimage](https://neilstrips.com/day-two-on-the-pilgrimage/)
- [Our first day on the pilgrimage](https://neilstrips.com/our-first-day-on-the-pilgrimage/)
- [A stop in York](https://neilstrips.com/a-stop-in-york/)
- [A bath](https://neilstrips.com/a-bath/)
- [A stop in London](https://neilstrips.com/a-stop-in-london/)
- [Sicily -- our favorite spots](https://neilstrips.com/sicily-our-favorite-spots/)
- [Team Peterson traditions continued](https://neilstrips.com/team-peterson-traditions-continued/)
- [More about the Sicilian food](https://neilstrips.com/more-about-the-sicilian-food/)
- [Mt. Etna](https://neilstrips.com/mt-etna/)
- [Gelato](https://neilstrips.com/gelato-2/)
- [The joy of traveling with 6 month old Henry](https://neilstrips.com/the-joy-of-traveling-with-6-month-old-henry/)
- [Team Peterson traditions](https://neilstrips.com/team-peterson-traditions/)
- [Cooking classes](https://neilstrips.com/cooking-classes/)
- [Eating in Sicily -- the first of many on this topic](https://neilstrips.com/eating-in-sicily-the-first-of-many-on-this-topic/)
- [Getting older](https://neilstrips.com/getting-older/)
- [Arriving in Sicily](https://neilstrips.com/arriving-in-sicily/)
- [Made it back home...](https://neilstrips.com/made-it-back-home/)
- [Big Fish...](https://neilstrips.com/big-fish/)
- [Two extremes in one day...](https://neilstrips.com/two-extremes-in-one-day/)
- [Penn Cove mussels and where they come from...](https://neilstrips.com/penn-cove-mussels-and-where-they-come-from/)
- [it is one thing to have a massage, it is another thing to have a soak...](https://neilstrips.com/it-is-one-thing-to-have-a-massage-it-is-another-thing-to-have-a-soak/)
- [Friends are really important...](https://neilstrips.com/friends-are-really-important/)
- [Puzzles...](https://neilstrips.com/puzzles/)
- [Pick up trucks...](https://neilstrips.com/pick-up-trucks/)
- [a day of reckoning...](https://neilstrips.com/a-day-of-reckoning/)
- [Sunday in Sooke...](https://neilstrips.com/sunday-in-sooke/)
- [if you think yesterday was eventful, wait to you hear this...](https://neilstrips.com/if-you-think-yesterday-was-eventful-wait-to-you-hear-this/)
- [Port Townsend Washington...](https://neilstrips.com/port-townsend-washington/)
- [Marooned...](https://neilstrips.com/marooned/)
- [great breakfasts...](https://neilstrips.com/great-breakfasts/)
- [did you ever think of bringing tools with you?](https://neilstrips.com/did-you-ever-think-of-bringing-tools-with-you/)
- [An eventful first day on the water...](https://neilstrips.com/an-eventful-first-day-on-the-water/)
- [A special moment in time...](https://neilstrips.com/a-special-moment-in-time/)
- [Safety first!](https://neilstrips.com/safety-first/)
- [Heads Up!](https://neilstrips.com/heads-up/)
- [Insha'Allah](https://neilstrips.com/inshaallah/)
- [Moroccan cooking classes](https://neilstrips.com/moroccan-cooking-classes/)
- [Doors](https://neilstrips.com/doors/)
- [Calling all shopaholics](https://neilstrips.com/calling-all-shopaholics/)
- [Casablanca](https://neilstrips.com/casablanca/)
- [US Ambassador to Morocco](https://neilstrips.com/us-ambassador-to-morocco/)
- [Moroccan hot red peppers](https://neilstrips.com/moroccan-hot-red-peppers/)
- [Nomads](https://neilstrips.com/nomads/)
- [Good fences make good neighbors](https://neilstrips.com/good-fences-make-good-neighbors/)
- [Churchill and Morocco](https://neilstrips.com/churchill-and-morocco/)
- ["Camels"](https://neilstrips.com/camels/)
- [The desert in Morocco](https://neilstrips.com/the-desert-in-morocco/)
- [Road signs in Morocco](https://neilstrips.com/road-signs-in-morocco/)
- [The Moroccan flag](https://neilstrips.com/the-moroccan-flag/)
- [Hammams](https://neilstrips.com/hammams/)
- [The mountains of Morocco](https://neilstrips.com/the-mountains-of-morocco/)
- [The coast line of Morocco](https://neilstrips.com/the-coast-line-of-morocco/)
- [The seven second rule – Morocco style](https://neilstrips.com/the-seven-second-rule-morocco-style/)
- [The 7 second rule](https://neilstrips.com/the-7-second-rule/)
- [Air travel in this day and age](https://neilstrips.com/air-travel-in-this-day-and-age/)
- [morocco musings](https://neilstrips.com/morocco-musings/)
- [Spending a summer in the California desert—the summer is over!](https://neilstrips.com/spending-a-summer-in-the-california-desert-the-summer-is-over/)
- [Tennis in Central Park](https://neilstrips.com/tennis-in-central-park/)
- [Judi Dench](https://neilstrips.com/judi-dench/)
- [Chappaquiddick](https://neilstrips.com/chappaquiddick/)
- [back to school](https://neilstrips.com/back-to-school/)
- [an outdoor shower](https://neilstrips.com/an-outdoor-shower/)
- [Golf](https://neilstrips.com/golf-2/)
- [Buffalo New York](https://neilstrips.com/buffalo-new-york/)
- [David Brooks](https://neilstrips.com/david-brooks/)
- [The Pin Stripes](https://neilstrips.com/the-pin-stripes/)
- [Memorials and Monuments in Washington DC](https://neilstrips.com/memorials-and-monuments-in-washington-dc/)
- [Zzyzx](https://neilstrips.com/zzyzx/)
- [train travel in the United States](https://neilstrips.com/train-travel-in-the-united-states/)
- [the best son-in-law in the world](https://neilstrips.com/the-best-son-in-law-in-the-world/)
- [Her Eyes](https://neilstrips.com/her-eyes/)
- [Dennis Rodman](https://neilstrips.com/dennis-rodman/)
- [Detroit](https://neilstrips.com/detroit/)
- [RANTS](https://neilstrips.com/rants/)
- [the worst movie ever](https://neilstrips.com/the-worst-movie-ever/)
- [go east young man](https://neilstrips.com/go-east-young-man/)
- [Dunkirk](https://neilstrips.com/dunkirk/)
- [take me out to the ballgame](https://neilstrips.com/take-me-out-to-the-ballgame/)
- [hiking in the desert in the summer](https://neilstrips.com/hiking-in-the-desert-in-the-summer/)
- [Bob Hope's house](https://neilstrips.com/bob-hopes-house/)
- [thank God for Sherman's Deli](https://neilstrips.com/thank-god-for-shermans-deli/)
- [movies as rated by the Desert Dynamic Duo](https://neilstrips.com/movies-as-rated-by-the-desert-dynamic-duo/)
- [sweating in my sleep (or the bad side of air conditioning)](https://neilstrips.com/sweating-in-my-sleep-or-the-bad-side-of-air-conditioning/)
- [what do two mature men do to add a little fun into their lives?](https://neilstrips.com/what-do-two-mature-men-do-to-add-a-little-fun-into-their-lives/)
- [movies](https://neilstrips.com/movies/)
- [how bad is the heat?](https://neilstrips.com/how-bad-is-the-heat/)
- [who spends their summers in the California desert?](https://neilstrips.com/who-spends-their-summers-in-the-california-desert/)
- [what does one do to beat the heat?](https://neilstrips.com/what-does-one-do-to-beat-the-heat/)
- [first dibs](https://neilstrips.com/first-dibs/)
- [confessions](https://neilstrips.com/confessions/)
- [linen shirts](https://neilstrips.com/linen-shirts/)
- [1375 steps](https://neilstrips.com/1375-steps/)
- [Peterson Sunshine Tours (PST)](https://neilstrips.com/peterson-sunshine-tours-pst/)
- [first dibs.. continued](https://neilstrips.com/first-dibs-continued/)
- [The Tuscan Trio](https://neilstrips.com/the-tuscan-trio/)
- [The internet in Cuba](https://neilstrips.com/the-internet-in-cuba/)
- [What is wonderful about Cuba](https://neilstrips.com/what-is-wonderful-about-cuba/)
- [What are some of the drawbacks of Cuba?](https://neilstrips.com/what-are-some-of-the-drawbacks-of-cuba/)
- [No cars](https://neilstrips.com/no-cars/)
- [99 cent store](https://neilstrips.com/99-cent-store/)
- [Why is there no unrest among the people of Cuba for change?](https://neilstrips.com/why-is-there-no-unrest-among-the-people-of-cuba-for-change/)
- [How do you survive when...?](https://neilstrips.com/how-do-you-survive-when/)
- [How do you survive in Cuba on a paycheck of $20-30 per month?](https://neilstrips.com/how-do-you-survive-in-cuba-on-a-paycheck-of-20-30-per-month/)
- [a new world record](https://neilstrips.com/a-new-world-record/)
- [November 17](https://neilstrips.com/november-17/)
- [November 19](https://neilstrips.com/november-19/)
- [November 20 delayed](https://neilstrips.com/november-20-delayed/)
- [Mama Espinosa's Place](https://neilstrips.com/mama-espinosas-place/)
- [Driving in Baja](https://neilstrips.com/driving-in-baja/)
- [Development opportunities](https://neilstrips.com/development-opportunities/)
- [Hotel California](https://neilstrips.com/hotel-california/)
- [Baja 1000](https://neilstrips.com/baja-1000/)
- [Trip status report](https://neilstrips.com/trip-status-report/)
- [Bandidos](https://neilstrips.com/bandidos/)
- [The crew](https://neilstrips.com/the-crew/)
- [You never know](https://neilstrips.com/you-never-know/)
- [Yoga through the generations](https://neilstrips.com/yoga-through-the-generations/)
- [Tuna, Dorado and Trigger fish](https://neilstrips.com/tuna-dorado-and-trigger-fish/)
- [Culinary Creations](https://neilstrips.com/culinary-creations/)
- [Clayware of Candelaria #1](https://neilstrips.com/clayware-of-candelaria-1/)
- [Golf](https://neilstrips.com/golf/)
- [Spring Break](https://neilstrips.com/spring-break/)
- [Finisterra](https://neilstrips.com/finisterra/)
- [Pickleball](https://neilstrips.com/pickleball/)
- [Off road](https://neilstrips.com/off-road/)
- [Bailando](https://neilstrips.com/bailando/)
- [Gearing up for the trip back](https://neilstrips.com/gearing-up-for-the-trip-back/)
- [Clayware of Candelaria #2](https://neilstrips.com/clayware-of-candelaria-2/)
- [The trip back #2](https://neilstrips.com/the-trip-back-2/)
- [The trip back #3](https://neilstrips.com/the-trip-back-3/)
- [RVing](https://neilstrips.com/rving/)
- [Cacti](https://neilstrips.com/cacti/)
- [Last day](https://neilstrips.com/last-day/)
- [Made it!](https://neilstrips.com/made-it/)
- [Arrival!](https://neilstrips.com/arrival/)
- [A few tears](https://neilstrips.com/a-few-tears/)
- [A day of rest](https://neilstrips.com/a-day-of-rest/)
- [The first church](https://neilstrips.com/the-first-church/)
- [What a baptism!!](https://neilstrips.com/what-a-baptism/)
- [Where are the Americans?](https://neilstrips.com/where-are-the-americans/)
- [The Spanish tradition of siestas](https://neilstrips.com/the-spanish-tradition-of-siestas/)
- [Ernest Hemingway](https://neilstrips.com/ernest-hemingway/)
- [An act of kindness](https://neilstrips.com/an-act-of-kindness/)
- [Slowing down](https://neilstrips.com/slowing-down/)
- [What is the one question I wanted to ask each person I met on thejourney?](https://neilstrips.com/what-is-the-one-question-i-wanted-to-ask-each-person-i-met-on-thejourney/)
- [The day after my baptism](https://neilstrips.com/the-day-after-my-baptism/)
- [This is not easy](https://neilstrips.com/this-is-not-easy/)
- [A New Day](https://neilstrips.com/a-new-day/)
- [Bert](https://neilstrips.com/bert/)
- [A new invention](https://neilstrips.com/a-new-invention/)
- [Another very tough day](https://neilstrips.com/another-very-tough-day/)
- [Our bodies](https://neilstrips.com/our-bodies/)
- [Inspiration](https://neilstrips.com/inspiration/)
- [A "rest" day](https://neilstrips.com/a-rest-day/)
- [Go figure (or is someone up there looking after me)?](https://neilstrips.com/go-figure-or-is-someone-up-there-looking-after-me/)
- [Robert](https://neilstrips.com/robert/)
- [Leon's Cathedral](https://neilstrips.com/leons-cathedral/)
- [Shirley MacLaine](https://neilstrips.com/shirley-maclaine/)
- [Staying with the nuns](https://neilstrips.com/staying-with-the-nuns/)
- [How am I doing after finishing day 8?](https://neilstrips.com/how-am-i-doing-after-finishing-day-8/)
- [With any luck in three days I should be arriving in Santiago](https://neilstrips.com/with-any-luck-in-three-days-i-should-be-arriving-in-santiago/)
- [A long day](https://neilstrips.com/a-long-day/)
- [It is getting very busy here in Spain](https://neilstrips.com/it-is-getting-very-busy-here-in-spain/)
- [Santiago is alive!!](https://neilstrips.com/santiago-is-alive/)
- [Fisterra](https://neilstrips.com/fisterra/)
- [The first day after...](https://neilstrips.com/the-first-day-after/)
- [The noon mass for the pilgrims](https://neilstrips.com/the-noon-mass-for-the-pilgrims/)
- [The plan for the next few days](https://neilstrips.com/the-plan-for-the-next-few-days/)
- [Karen and Simon](https://neilstrips.com/karen-and-simon/)
- [Bilbao](https://neilstrips.com/bilbao/)
- [More pictures of the Guggenheim Museum in Bilbao](https://neilstrips.com/more-pictures-of-the-guggenheim-museum-in-bilbao/)
- [The Spaniards know how to party](https://neilstrips.com/the-spaniards-know-how-to-party/)
- [And party they did](https://neilstrips.com/and-party-they-did/)
- [Guernica](https://neilstrips.com/guernica/)
- [San Sebastián](https://neilstrips.com/san-sebastian/)
- [The Nuns and Neil](https://neilstrips.com/the-nuns-and-neil/)
- [If you are looking for a place to getaway and relax...](https://neilstrips.com/if-you-are-looking-for-a-place-to-getaway-and-relax/)
- [The Spanish Basque coastline](https://neilstrips.com/the-spanish-basque-coastline/)
- [What are some of the major takeaways for me (2)](https://neilstrips.com/what-are-some-of-the-major-takeaways-for-me-2/)
- [What are some of the major takeaways for me (1)](https://neilstrips.com/what-are-some-of-the-major-takeaways-for-me-1/)
- [Major takeaways (3)](https://neilstrips.com/major-takeaways-3/)
- [Major takeaways (4)](https://neilstrips.com/major-takeaways-4/)
- [Major takeaways (5)](https://neilstrips.com/major-takeaways-5/)
- [Major takeaways (6)](https://neilstrips.com/major-takeaways-6/)
- [re-entry](https://neilstrips.com/re-entry/)
- [in anticipation](https://neilstrips.com/in-anticipation/)
- [Dr. Tom to the rescue](https://neilstrips.com/dr-tom-to-the-rescue/)
- [life just isn't fair sometimes](https://neilstrips.com/life-just-isnt-fair-sometimes/)
- [venice -- first impressions](https://neilstrips.com/venice-first-impressions/)
- [the value of a walking tour and the value of a good guide](https://neilstrips.com/the-value-of-a-walking-tour-and-the-value-of-a-good-guide/)
- [cruise ships](https://neilstrips.com/cruise-ships/)
- [where have all the elevators gone...](https://neilstrips.com/where-have-all-the-elevators-gone/)
- [Gelato](https://neilstrips.com/gelato/)
- [an evening in the town square in Vernazza](https://neilstrips.com/an-evening-in-the-town-square-in-vernazza/)
- [today's hike](https://neilstrips.com/todays-hike/)
- [the afternoon nap](https://neilstrips.com/the-afternoon-nap/)
- [the greatest sculpture in the history of the world](https://neilstrips.com/the-greatest-sculpture-in-the-history-of-the-world/)
- [if Michelangelo, the greatest sculptor the world has ever known, could do it, then...](https://neilstrips.com/if-michelangelo-the-greatest-sculptor-the-world-has-ever-known-could-do-it-then/)
- [anchovies](https://neilstrips.com/anchovies/)
- [PJ's and Tom's efforts to adopt to Italian culture, customs and mores](https://neilstrips.com/pjs-and-toms-efforts-to-adopt-to-italian-culture-customs-and-mores/)
- [the numbering system on Florence's streets](https://neilstrips.com/the-numbering-system-on-florences-streets/)
- [a day in the Tuscan sun](https://neilstrips.com/a-day-in-the-tuscan-sun/)
- [almond joy](https://neilstrips.com/almond-joy/)
- [non sequitur](https://neilstrips.com/non-sequitur/)

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- [2021 Trip to Iceland](https://neilstrips.com/category/2021-trip-to-iceland/)
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- [2022 Trip to the American Midwest](https://neilstrips.com/category/2022-trip-to-the-american-midwest/)
- [2023 Trip to Paris](https://neilstrips.com/category/2023-trip-to-paris/)
- [2023 Trip to Slovenia and Croatia](https://neilstrips.com/category/2023-trip-to-slovenia-and-croatia/)
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- [2023 Martha's Vineyard](https://neilstrips.com/category/2023-marthas-vineyard/)
- [2024 Trip to Panama and Colombia](https://neilstrips.com/category/2024-trip-to-panama-and-colombia/)
- [2024 Trip to Costa Rica](https://neilstrips.com/category/2024-trip-to-costa-rica/)
- [2024 Trip to Alabama](https://neilstrips.com/category/2024-trip-to-alabama/)
- [2025 Trip to the Netherlands and Denmark](https://neilstrips.com/category/2025-trip-to-the-netherlands-and-denmark/)
- [2025 Trip to Bhutan](https://neilstrips.com/category/2025-trip-to-bhutan/)
- [2025 Trip to Dubai](https://neilstrips.com/category/2025-trip-to-dubai/)
- [2025 Road Trip on the Highway to Nowhere](https://neilstrips.com/category/2025-road-trip-on-the-highway-to-nowhere/)
- [2026 Return to the Moon](https://neilstrips.com/category/2026-return-to-the-moon/)
- [2026 Trip to Central Europe](https://neilstrips.com/category/2026-trip-to-central-europe/)

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