Wrapping up a trip of surprises - both cultural and personal - as I come to a very big realization about myself.
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From Sea To Shining Sea Part 4: Cartagena, Con Amor
Finally going to Colombia, and finding family on the edge of the Caribbean.
From Sea To Shining Sea Part 3: Notes From Some Small Islands
Myths and history, legends and fantasy castles, and all the kintsugi of paradise…
From Sea To Shining Sea Part 2: A Wine Dark Sea
Taking to the Aegean to cruise some Grecian islands…
From Sea to Shining Sea, Part 1: Get Me To The Greeks
It was standing on the train platform, wondering whether we’d just missed our train into town, sweating into clothes I’d been wearing for almost 24 hours straight, that I realized five things simultaneously…
Scotland Part 5: Odds and Ends and Final Thoughts
Cut content, Scotch reviews, and a coda.
Scotland Part 4: Oban and Crieff
Finding Scotland’s Monterey, amongst other genuine surprises…
Scotland Part 3: Aberdeenshire Inverness and Skye
The Great Scottish Road Trip begins…
Scotland Part 2: (London) Edinburgh and Aberdeenshire
“When we watched the sunset … over the castle on the hill”
Scotland Part 1: The Cursed Trip
Where to begin. Ah yes. “Concerning travel…”
My favorite photos from Scotland
Because when you take 1400 photos, at least a few are good enough to post…
The Nordic Light Is Not Our Light
The thing I keep coming back to is the light…
Italy 2017 - Part 5 of 4: ODDS AND ENDS
Bits of this and that in retrospect.
Italy 2017 - Part 4 of 4: ROME
If Florence is Italian Disneyland, then Rome is Italian Los Angeles...
Italy 2017 - Part 3 of 4: FLORENCE
So here’s a theory: Florence is Italy’s Greatest Hits album...
Italy 2017 - Part 2 of 4: GENOA
“I wish we had more time to spend in Genoa,” we each said on the last night, knowing full well that we could spend every night for the rest of our lives in Genoa and likely continue the refrain. I don’t remember what I was expecting, but I certainly know it wasn’t what we found.
Italy 2017 - Part 1 of 4: MILAN
Milan is, I think, what Italians picture as their ideal...