Books I love as I travel
When planning my trip to Cyprus in December, I was hoping to escape the gray skies of late fall and enjoy some Mediterranean sunshine before winter sets in. I was Continue Reading →
We had just arrived from the airport and had entered the address of our hotel in Olinda, the former capital of the state of Pernambuco, into Uber. We had crossed Continue Reading →
It’s difficult for a man to understand women. No, I don’t want to repeat the old clichés that portray them as mysterious or inaccessible. It’s simpler than that: it’s not Continue Reading →
On the display shelf of my favorite bookstore, the title jumped out at me. 33, Place Brugmann. I could see the tram 18 (or 92) that took my cousin, my Continue Reading →
You need a keen eye to find Nagaland on a map of India. It lies in the northeast, in this little-known part of the country across from Bangladesh, close to Continue Reading →
I enjoyed walking around and stopping on Brisbane’s bridges. They are modern and elegant, and as they cross the river that winds through the heart of the city, they offer Continue Reading →
The night had been short and restless. The altitude, jet lag, and the cramped, noisy dormitory had all combined to limit my hours of sleep. After a quick breakfast at Continue Reading →
It had been more than ten years since I had last been to Malaysia. On my first visit, I treated myself to a trip to Malacca in the south, but Continue Reading →
At first glance, it’s hard to imagine two women more different than Jane Austen and Mary Shelley. Jane Austen, born 250 years ago, in 1775, never married. She did accept Continue Reading →
My economics history professor was telling us about settlers “in the Chesapeake Bay”. I had just arrived from Europe, was studying in Chicago and had no idea what place he Continue Reading →