by Susan Mattern | Feb 17, 2019 | Complaining, Life, Travel
“What! They seated us on the wrong side of the train! We wanted an ocean view. Find another seat for us!” The middle-aged lady and her teenage daughter were sitting on the other side of the aisle from my daughter-in-law and me. We were taking the Coast...
by Susan Mattern | Sep 8, 2018 | Atheist, Hell, Hell for an Atheist, Travel
I, a confirmed atheist, have found the definitive definition of hell. Now, hear me out, please. If there really were a hell, and who knows, maybe there is, I discovered what it would be. We had to cancel our five-week vacation in Europe after one week because of my...
by Susan Mattern | Jun 17, 2018 | Friendship, Human Connection, Istanbul, Life, Travel
Rick Steves, the travel expert, wrote an editorial in the LA Times last year. His message was: “Afraid of terrorism? Get on a plane!” We are so bombarded by reports of terrorism that we forget that most people are just like us –– not just in the...
