In search of the wild dala.

January 19, 2011Stories - about travel

“My favorite thing is to go where I’ve never been.” — Diane Arbus Little Sweden USA. It’s an unusual title to hear no matter where you happen to be in the States, but perhaps even more so in a place like Kansas. But such is the claim to fame held by Lindsborg, a little town … Read More

Sunday roast on the Thames.

January 12, 2011Stories - about travel

“The feeling of friendship is like that of being comfortably filled with roast beef; love, like being enlivened with champagne.” — Samuel Johnson I always pride myself on being a good expat. Whatever my adopted country may be at the time, I aim to become a student of its culture, soaking up the new traditions, … Read More

Wanna go to Mexico?

January 5, 2011Stories - about life

It’s been a while since I’ve made an audio slideshow, but today I came across more great examples on my favorite travel writing website, World Hum–inspiring slideshows like Abbie Kozolychk’s “The Family Jewels” and an older one I just discovered, Doug Mack’s Not-So-Flattering Views of Famous European Landmarks. I love the way the slideshows let … Read More

Year in review: My top ten places in 2010.

January 4, 2011Stories - about travel

“No one ever regarded the First of January with indifference. It is that from which all date their time, and count upon what is left. It is the nativity of our common Adam.” — Charles Lamb As we move further into 2011, I wanted to not only take the time to look back on the … Read More

Travel photo of the day: Snowfields in Suffolk.

December 29, 2010Stories - about travel

“I prefer winter and fall, when you feel the bone structure of the landscape – the loneliness of it, the dead feeling of winter.  Something waits beneath it, the whole story doesn’t show.” — Andrew Wyeth I was out driving through Suffolk with my dad this morning when we passed this snow-covered field. “I’d love a … Read More

The long way home.

December 5, 2010Stories - about travel

“Paying attention, I learned again, is the foundation of great travel writing – and as a bonus, it deeply and resonantly enriches your everyday life as well.” — Don George It had been a week to remember. A brisk drop in temperatures preceded Britain’s earliest snowfall in nearly two decades, since November of 1993. But … Read More

A city within a city.

October 16, 2010Stories - about travel

“Conurbation: noun–an extended urban area, typically consisting of several towns merging with the suburbs of a central city.” I learned a new word yesterday: conurbation. It’s one of those words that sounds tricky, but when broken down to its roots actually makes a lot of sense: the Latin words con, “together,” and urbs, “city,” combined … Read More

Looking up in London.

October 11, 2010Stories - about travel

“When a man is tired of London, he is tired of life; for there is in London all that life can afford.” — Samuel Johnson Well, it happened again. Just like my walk through Surbiton last Monday, I took too many pictures while exploring central London yesterday. I was “on assignment”–by which I mean I’ve … Read More

Life is how you look at it.

October 4, 2010Stories - about life

“The simple act of taking lots of pictures helped me see the city, its details, shapes and patterns. The more I looked for beauty in San Paolo, the more I found it.” — Rob Verger I was on my favorite travel writing website the other day, World Hum, when I came across an audio slideshow … Read More