_ 10 Commandments of Travel in the Age of Covid By Sondra Forsyth blogI am as easily annoyed by late flights and slow elevators as the next crotchety old lady. Maybe more. But […]
_ Old Town Riga By Sondra Forsyth blogMy top and bottom line on Old Town Riga is that it has now replaced both Copenhagen and Barcelona as […]
_ Castles and Ruins By Sondra Forsyth blogA wonderful day trip out of Riga by car visiting the towns and castles and ruins of Cesis and Sigulda. […]
_ The Latvian Ethnographic Open Air Museum By Sondra Forsyth blogRiga has the Daugava River running right through it. This river is an intricate waterways system of streams and lakes […]
_ Russian Jurmala By Sondra Forsyth blogJurmala is a small resort district outside of Riga. (Jura means sea, mala means edge or side, ergo seaside.) It […]
_ Travel in the Time of COVID By Sondra Forsyth blogThe number one rule of blog writing for me is to keep it evergreen, meaning the topic always feels current […]
_ Fashionista By Sondra Forsyth blogHave I become that old lady who doesn’t know that dressing like a teenager does not make her look younger? […]
_ Dear Ms. Smith By Sondra Forsyth blogHAL hates me I have an ongoing battle with technology. This perks up its ugly head when I attempt contact […]
_ The File of Dread in My Head By Sondra Forsyth blogEvery so often, usually after a Rueben sandwich and way too much caffeine, I have the ultimate insomnia anxiety attack. […]
_ Septuagenarian By Sondra Forsyth blogI was bummed that when I turned 70 I could not have a huge party with a hundred friends and […]
_ Kaboom! By Sondra Forsyth blogI want you to join me in an experiment. I want you to recall a time when time went into […]
_ Was it a wake up call? By Sondra Forsyth blogI put Bengay on my toothbrush this morning. BLECK. I had a very numb mouth and unpleasant taste. And it […]
_ Put the Whadda-Ya-Call-It Next to the Thing-a-Ma-Jig. By Sondra Forsyth blogDuring Social distancing (which describes ouR goal in retirement these last seven years) we were so bored we consumed enough […]
_ The Frankenstein Project By Sondra Forsyth blog“It’s alive. It’s alive.” Yup, knock me over with a feather, but I may be the only person I know […]
_ Fish-A-Ma-Jig By Sondra Forsyth blogFor these days of Covid social distancing my husband and I decided we needed a hobby. A dog seemed to […]
_ How to Travel Overseas With COVID (Hint: You don’t.) By Sondra Forsyth blogNever thought I would see the day when my travel overseas was limited as much as a person living in […]
_ Armchair Travel: Little Old Lady from Pasadena By Sondra Forsyth blogEditor’s note: During the pandemic, with travel restrictions and lockdowns still in place in many areas, here’s some delightful armchair […]
_ Armchair Travel: LA in a Day By Sondra Forsyth blogEditor’s note: During the pandemic, with travel restrictions and lockdowns still in place in many areas, here’s some delightful armchair […]