https://www.blogit.com/Blogs/Blog.aspx/ts0509/In 1964 I hitch hiked across the USA in four and a half days. I got to New York City too fast and had to find a place to stay for five more days before flying to Europe. I found a mid-town YMCA that worked. I only bring that up for financial reasons. That first trip to explore this continent cost me a grand total of $900. That included a plane round trip ticket from NYC to Luxembourg, a euro-rail pass for three months, lodging and food. I was traveling for ninety days. My math tells me that’s ten bucks a day Nancy, our niece Kelly and I had a wonderful trip to Rome, that’s in Italy, not Georgia. It didn’t begin too great though. First of all the flight was about as smooth as the flight of Hoyt Wilhelm’s knuckle ball. Then entering the airport I had an attack of rapid heart beat. This sudden without explanation acceleration of the pulse can be really debilitating. I sat in a chair and my carotid artery leaped nearly out of my skin to find my fingers so I could count the behourly12000-01-01T12:00+00:00https://www.blogit.com/Blogs/Blog.aspx/ts0509/555806In 1964 I hitch hiked across the USA in four and a half days. I got to New York City too fast and had to find a place to stay for five more days before flying to Europe. I found a mid-town YMCA that worked. I only bring that up for financial reasons. That first trip to explore this continent cost...