Finding Our Joy Until We Can Travel Again
One of the habits I’ve adopted in this strange period we are living through is daily mediations through an app called Insight Timer. I was perplexed a few days ago ...
Bologna, Life in Bologna, Travel Opinion
Take a Chance on Bologna
Author’s note: I’ve written this article with an optimistic heart that international travel will be viable in the not-too-distant future. Please take my recommendations with that in mind, as the ...
San Diego, CA, Travel Opinion, United States travel
Traveling from Home
Our current homebound way of life is undeniably tainted with mystery. I find myself questioning the end of quarantine as I wonder about reaching the end of a rainbow. Above ...
Cork, Ireland, Other Places, Travel: My stories
How to Kiss the Blarney Stone
It is a curious practice we have of kissing a 330 million-year-old dirty limestone. Legend has it that those who kiss the Blarney Stone are given the “gift of gab.” ...
Florence, Illustrious Instants, Italy Travel, Travel Opinion
A White Florence
Today, on the first day of spring, Florence got its snow. Tuscany is not a region of Italy where snow falls very often, so the flurry of white flakes has ...
Photo Tours, San Diego, CA, United States travel
A Halloween walking tour through a San Diego historic neighborhood
My favorite season to enjoy the North Park Dryden Historic District, which boasts several blocks of California bungalows and Spanish colonial revival homes, is Halloween.
Dublin, Ireland, Other Places, Travel Opinion, Video Guides
Vlog: Gracefully Global Goes to Ireland – A celebration of music on the Emerald Isle
Join travel blogger Peggy on her journey through Ireland as she discovers the Ireland’s rich connection to music and the many stories it tells.
Dad's Guest Blog, Imperial County, CA, United States travel
The Sonny Bono Salton Sea National Wildlife Refuge
Editor’s note: This column is written by my father, Rich Ryan, who I’ve invited to be a frequent contributor to Gracefully Global as “Dad’s Guest Blog,” as he calls it. He’s a retired professor, and ...
Italy Travel, Rome, Travel Opinion, Travel Tips
My first backdoor experience at the Colosseum
I must admit, as far as travel experiences go, visiting the Colosseum never ranked highly on my list of favorites. Until recently, that is. The mass confusion entering the ...
Italy Travel, Rome, Travel Tips
How I pick my guides: Enjoying cocktails and sunset with The Roman Guy
Big cities can be quite a puzzle to get to know, and Rome is no exception. Even tougher still, Rome’s huge tourism economy makes it tricky to discover how to ...