455 Remarkable Days (On Staying In One Place For A Long Time)
For the last 455 days, one very settled position (we bought a house!) offered unexpected views, and a brand new perspective on what I’d previously considered familiar scenery. . .
Tag Archives: travel
Why Do We Travel? Discovering Human Connections In Cebu, Philippines
It wasn’t until the black metal barrel swung towards my face, that I re-considered the warnings, “Don’t visit Cebu.” This bbq stall – one of ten identical tables serving grilled […]
How to Love a Town You Don’t, Steps 5-8
Two years ago, daily lamentations filled up the journal I had carried to an isolated mining town in Western Australia. Against all good advice to “make the most of it,” I hated Newman. The bugs, […]
Escape From Nundroo, #1: Fowlers Bay
Salt, decomposing meat and uprooted seaweed – that distinctive odor of the ocean – floods my nostrils as I climb out of the truck. The others don’t find it appealing. “It smells like […]
Postage Stamp: Queenstown, New Zealand
…the third period of Queenstown has been a two-week vacation, extended into seven. But, no matter how long I stay or how often I leave, always those snowy peaks await my return.
Weekly Photo Challenge: Masterpiece
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Postage Stamp: See America
The start of a Road Trip – stocking up on a last-minute list of supplies, eagerly pondering all possible necessities and necessaries, then blithely postponing them until ‘further down the […]
Too Mutch For Words 