by Lisa Gioia-Acres | Jun 17, 2023 | Observations
Saturday, June 17, 2023 Brussels, Belgium 8:00 AM Holed up in a hotel in the city center of Brussels I have the television on to a station that has music in the background while showing panoramic views of various landscapes. It is quite soothing while I write about... by Lisa Gioia-Acres | Jun 15, 2023 | Observations
Thursday, June 15, 2023 Amsterdam 7:07 pm Yesterday I checked into my city center hotel. The hotel and room are wonderful, life outside not so much. I find Amsterdam to be too overwhelming with people, shops, smell, and filth (much more apparent at 7:00 in the morning... by Lisa Gioia-Acres | Jun 14, 2023 | Observations
Wednesday, June 14, 2023 Haarlem, Netherlands 8:40 am My body still felt the effects of jet lag yesterday, although I had a fairly good night’s sleep. After packing I left the lovely hotel in headed to the Amsterdam train station via tram around 9:00 am. I found that... by Lisa Gioia-Acres | Jun 13, 2023 | Observations
Tuesday, June 13, 2023 6:20 am Amsterdam, Netherlands This is the beginning of day two of my solo journey. To say that it has been challenging is an understatement. At first, I didn’t feel like writing, nor sharing with anyone via phone, text, or social media because... by Lisa Gioia-Acres | Sep 15, 2022 | Observations
I awake to the sounds of my family readying for the day: five-year-old Pearl sharing last night’s dream with her mom, twelve-going-on-sixteen-year-old Rain cajoled into rolling out of bed, their mom carrying on a stream of “come on, let’s go,” refrain in order to... by Lisa Gioia-Acres | Aug 1, 2022 | Observations
I’ve always been drawn to the idea of time travel. Perhaps it’s because I have lived a life of longing. I never knew my mom and dad because they died before I ever had a chance to know them. I was an infant when they left this earth and have always wondered, what were...
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