Travel fiction – where the ‘right place’ transforms lives

Travel fiction – where the ‘right place’ transforms lives

What to Wear to the Airport: Freeze or Boil?

What to Wear to the Airport: Freeze or Boil?

This time next week I’ll be in sunny Athens. I’m combining this with a few days riding horses on the vehicle-less Greek island of Hydra. Can’t wait. Though the old seat bones are already complaining. They haven’t been on a horse in quite some time. I see their point....
Which Way to Edinburgh?

Which Way to Edinburgh?

Why do we wait to start new habits in January? Habit, I suppose. And herd mentality. No one’s fist-bumping you in August when you say, ‘that’s it, I’m giving up/starting a new/stopping this/learning that’, are they? But the whole world’s behind you on January 1st with...
Planes, Trains, and Chocolate Displays

Planes, Trains, and Chocolate Displays

I’m much more familiar with airports than I am train stations. With most of my travel for years involving the crossing of the Atlantic Ocean, the option for train usage has been somewhat limited. Even if it were a choice, would I take the London to New York 24-hour...
Finding Myself Online. Or Not.

Finding Myself Online. Or Not.

Mission: Identify twelve search keywords that would lead others to find you online. Go. It’s okay, I’ll wait. Am waiting… Okay, two keywords. Can you come up with two? I know, right? It’s really hard. But that’s what I have to do as part of a website redesign project...