Since 2009, each year I’ve done one of three things: Let me begin with cruising because that’s what most people think they understand the best. Decide for yourself if you want to go on a cruise Going on a cruise is living like a sea turtle. First you check into a room that is onlyContinue reading “Vacation like a Burner“
Category Archives: Travel
Road trips are wonderful, don’t you think?
by Brooke Allen Road trips are wonderful, don’t you think? That’s what I’m thinking, at least. That’s to say, when I’m thinking at all. One nice thing is… … what was I thinking? Hmmm… … I know, I was thinking how wonderful it is that there can be thirty miles between one thought and theContinue reading “Road trips are wonderful, don’t you think?”
Karma – The only currency the IRS cannot tax and the FED cannot devalue.
by: Brooke Allen brooke@brookeallen.com http://www.BrookeAllen.com The InterContinental Hotel Group (NYSE Ticker: IHG) is the largest hotel group in the world with seven brands (Intercontinental Hotels, Crowne Plaza, Hotel Indigo, Holiday Inn, Holiday Inn Express, Staybridge, and Candlewood Suites). They claim more than 645,000 rooms in over 100 countries. If I take the time to joinContinue reading “Karma – The only currency the IRS cannot tax and the FED cannot devalue.”
Stories from Germany
by: Brooke Allen brooke@brookeallen.com http://www.BrookeAllen.com A Luftwaffe Airman’s Daughter In 1980, my girlfriend and I were traveling on a rail pass. We left from Milan bound for Frankfurt only because that is where the train went. A German businessman sat across from us and asked, “Where are you going?” “Frankfurt.” “Why? Frankfurt is so boring.Continue reading “Stories from Germany”
Rejection
© 2009 Brooke Allen brooke@brookeallen.com http://www.BrookeAllen.com Originally published as Borders in International Family Magazine Republished in Folks Magazine on 9/12/09. Dennis and I had never been to Canada. So, in February of 1971 we decided to hitchhike from Terre Haute, Indiana to Toronto by way of Detroit. A kindly gentleman in a pick-up truck offeredContinue reading “Rejection”
Sincerity
© 2008 Brooke Allen brooke@brookeallen.com http://www.BrookeAllen.com Originally published in International Family Magazine When my grandparents lived in Bogotá, Grandma became bored. My grandfather told her that she could spend $1,000 (which was a fair bit of money in the Depression) on a hobby, but it would have to pay for itself. She decided to becomeContinue reading “Sincerity”
Of Parks and People
© 2008 Brooke Allen brooke@brookeallen.com http://www.BrookeAllen.comOriginally published in International Family Magazine For this month’s Father’s Stories column I wrote a brief item about an incident in a park in Tokyo. I had wanted just one photograph of Arisugawa Park to illustrate my story but I could not find any. So, I thought I’d write forContinue reading “Of Parks and People”
Imagine a Future
© 2007 Brooke Allen Being a dad wasn’t working out as I’d hoped. I grew up on “Leave it to Beaver” and “Father Knows Best”. Our home was more like “The Simpson”s or “Married With Children”. That January I found myself on an airplane sitting next to a woman who is a psychologist and anContinue reading “Imagine a Future”
Everyone Knows Father Moran
© 2006 Brooke Allen brooke@brookeallen.com http://www.BrookeAllen.com Originally published in International Family Magazine As a young amateur radio operator (ham call sign: N2BA), one of the more interesting people I spoke with on short-wave was Father Moran (ham call sign: 9N1MM). He was born in Chicago in 1906. In 1929 he moved to India. In 1949Continue reading “Everyone Knows Father Moran”
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