A Short Time In Long Beach (On Making Stopovers)
“It’s . . . it’s nice,” our shuttle driver said, his hesitation heavy with those sorts of loose secrets that all the locals know. “As long as you don’t go too far north, Long Beach is OK.”
Category Archives: Destinations
How To Unclog A Toilet, And Other Things I’ve Learned As A Housekeeper
Toxic chemicals have nothing to do with it; the trick to unclogging a toilet is all in the arms of the person wielding the plunger. I only know this because […]
My Heart Keeps Calling Me Backward: Travel Playlist For The Homeward Bound
Next time you’re aching for a welcome hug or the familiar feel of that old worn mattress, let this travel playlist lead you back . . .
Travel Theme: Grey
After three weeks of family vacation, we were bound to hit a grey point. Though no one ever wants to believe the break-in-routine-brightness of a vacation can dim, it’s inevitable.
16 Simple Signs You’re In The Home of A Traveler
These are the things that I now unpack and place around our first home. They – I – may not always be here; but when I do seek out a new roof, a few special items will come with me. These are the things that hint a traveler dwells within the walls.
Thanks For All Those Family Vacations (A Letter To My Father)
Every August, you’d strap the luggage rack on the van, plug in the portable fridge, demarcate a safety zone between the back seats and set off for distant mountains or historical monuments . . .
With Wakatipu Below: A Helicopter Journey To Cecil Peak
Queenstown’s aluminum roofs shrink to bread boxes, then postcards, as we gain height; at 4,500 feet, it’s a crumb-sized civilization clinging to Lake Wakatipu’s eastern shore…
Too Mutch For Words 