There is an avidity, even an arrogance, and a superb energy I sometimes detect in those who live alone…
Blog Posts about Travel
Dry vs. Wet: Switzerland vs. Italy
Generalizations about countries are always questionable… yet as I reflect on my recent tour, the contrast between them seems to boil down to these qualities.
I Chose to Climb
The heroic in some form is essential to our souls.
Sleeping with Strangers
Women should not wear veils. A religion that insists on that is as culpable as a man who insists on it.
She Is Burning
Notre Dame has always seemed to me a dark, brooding and august female presence presiding over Paris.
18 Favorites of 2018
I’ve once again chosen my most popular posts of 2018, based on visits, comments, Tweets and Facebook likes.
Cuba… What Can I Say? (2)
I have more questions, most of them unanswered, which adds a piquancy to the beautiful aquamarine seas through which we are traveling off the south coast of Cuba.
Cuba… What Can I Say?
I feel an affinity with what I can see of Cuban life today and what I know this island had gone through.
City of Angels
Los Angeles is somebody’s kingdom, maybe everybody’s kingdom, but I don’t think it’s mine.
Volare (2018)
What do we do with the remnants of romance when we have long outgrown it?