by debracelovsky | Oct 27, 2025 | Travel
I’m in a complicated relationship with my suitcase. Unknown The first time my husband and I flew to Lithuania, our one layover was in Riga, Latvia. Although it would have been fun to have had the time—and energy—after a ten-hour flight, to make a quick trip...
by debracelovsky | Jan 17, 2025 | New Year, Travel
Most of us know that one of the trickiest things about preparing for a long trip is deciding—out of all your many possessions—what to take with you. You know the universal instruction: On the bed, lay out all the clothes you intend to pack, along with all the money....
by debracelovsky | Feb 3, 2024 | New Year, Travel, Valentine's Day
Never, in all the years we’ve traveled, have I been so aware of people as on a recent trip Down Under. Not that there are a lot of people in Australia. As of June 2023, the population was 26,638,544. As of June 2023, my home state of California had a population...
by debracelovsky | Jul 26, 2023 | Family Life, Random Thinkings, Travel
(Photo: Sonoma Coast near Bodega Bay, CA) Let’s see. In the weeks since my last post, my husband and I have: been to Lithuania to oversee a wonderful multinational church while our pastor friends made a trip to the U.S. (check out my Facebook page for photos and...
by debracelovsky | Sep 26, 2022 | One Year Bible, Prayer, Travel
Recently, I left the wine country north of San Francisco where I live to visit relatives living in the Mojave Desert of Southern California. It had been some years since I’d been to SoCal, and never that far southeast in the state. It’s a remarkable drive....
by debracelovsky | Jul 4, 2022 | Liberty, Travel
A huge *event in the Town Hall Square of Vilnius, Lithuania celebrating American Independence Day? On June 30, 2022, that’s where Sam and I found ourselves. American flags arranged on the steps of the Town Hall (whose origins date from 1432), Big Band blaring...
