All in all, the year 2010 was a good one for Syrian tourism. New hotels were opening, visitors were increasing, and the word was getting out that the country had a tremendous amount to offer, both in its people and its history.

Women, drawn or painted on fabric and paper collage, inspire the creative life of Artist Christine Peloquin, an Artist whose major goal is to make people happy. 

So that the weather has begun to get a bit more sunny, I have naturally started thinking about being out in the Skärgård (archipelago), reminiscing of lazy days spent by the sea and long summer nights.  I decided to write an "Archipelago Series," where I could introduce some of the different islands in the Stockholm archipelago that I have had

Security screening at Madrid’s airport resulted in a two-hour layover and a missed connecting flight to Vigo.  When I finally arrived amid a spring deluge, my host was nowhere to be found.  A stone’s throw from the Atlantic, the airport was half empty.  The silence felt like a heavy cloak as I hurried to the baggage claim area.