shopping

  • Photo of the Week – Color in a Bowl

    Photo of the Week – Color in a Bowl

    While not a big shopper here, sometimes I do stop to take a look at the arts and crafts made in the places I visit – usually hoping that something unusual catches my eye:  either for a purchase or a picture.  During my trip to Jordan I stopped at a store that had plenty to…

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  • City Life – Street Scenes of Stockholm

    City Life – Street Scenes of Stockholm

    I wrote about Stockholm being a great city to visit in summer time (as probably any part of Sweden!).  As I said then, it is likely a charming city well-worth visiting any time of the year.  But summertime not only offers warmth and longer daylight hours.  It offers better opportunities to observe life happen as…

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  • What’s in a Mall? Mall of America

    What’s in a Mall? Mall of America

    I am no fan of walking around shopping:  I normally go to a store with a clear target of what I am going for – no strolling around for me.  Online shopping also has had an impact in my shopping mall visits, sometimes eliminating heading to a store.  So, in short, going to the mall…

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  • Visiting Buenos Aires

    I have had the opportunity to visit Buenos Aires, Argentina three times: in 1991, 2000, and 2010 (I don’t like the spacing between visits…).  The first time was a weekend trip when I was living in Santiago, Chile and the second sent do co-deliver a training session for my company’s office there.  The third visit…

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