Archive for the ‘Riel World’ Category

A new traveler is born

Exciting times – my first child was born recently and I wanted to share the news! Brady Robert Riel was born Sept. 25, 2007 at 10:33 a.m., weighing 7 lbs., 12 oz. He and his mother, Lisa, are both doing well, and we are all adjusting to a new schedule and to the wonderful new [...]

Popular posts

I just had the one-year anniversary of my first entry on this blog. When I began writing, I labored in solitude for more than a month before finally having somewhat of a public launch May 12. I’m pleased that readership has consistently increased and is now more than triple what it was just six months ago. So thanks [...]

Appreciating geography

I had an op-ed piece published today in the Arizona Daily Star newspaper.  It concerns the importance of geography to a good education and the ways in which travel can help us to appreciate our place in a global community.  You can read the opinion piece here.