Travel Theme: Festive
Before the hand-made ornaments start shattering, before the tinsel clings to every piece of fabric, before one light blub in 400 burns out (to the consternation of all present), you […]
Before the hand-made ornaments start shattering, before the tinsel clings to every piece of fabric, before one light blub in 400 burns out (to the consternation of all present), you […]
If your government (local or national) accomplishes one thing in 2013, what would you like that to be? I realize my demand is trivial; that your legislative calendar might be […]
The clank of an old wooden door gave us away. A tumbleweed, rolling between the five stunned locals, could not have looked more out of place. Wading tentatively through frozen […]
Someone once told me that in the USA, who you are is defined by what you do. If you, too, have traded a job for a backpack, consider these business cards for the long-term traveler. . .
1,200 miles of liquid routes. 90 pounds of yellow Kevlar canoes. Three days without access to civilization. 15 years since my mother first decided that her ideal family vacation would […]
Every month or so, (deadlines are dusty), I review one book or article that captures the spirit of foreign existence. This month, I’m proud to share an author from my […]