Angsty Anguilla

Angsty Anguilla

by | Jul 20, 2017 | Anguilla, Blitzkrieg!!!, Epiphanies on the Road, How Did You Do That?, Introspection, July 2017: Saint Martin's & Surrounding Islands, Let me tell you a Story..., Post-travel Reflections, Serendipitous!, Uncategorized Stories, Walking Tours, Way Way Off the Beaten Path

  Ever have the most random parts of your distant past come up when you least expect it? Or when a feeling of déjà vu actually becomes verified by a very real memory? This just happened in Anguilla. So after a whirlwind morning in Saba (which already...
2017 May Day in Cuba; First Impressions  —  In Context With Venezuela

2017 May Day in Cuba; First Impressions  —  In Context With Venezuela

by | May 1, 2017 | Cuba, Epiphanies on the Road, Guest Posts, How Did You Do That?, Post-travel Reflections, Way Way Off the Beaten Path, What Dreams May Come

Three hours from JFK. 90 miles from Key West. And yet, seemingly worlds away. Four New Yorkers — Alex, Elliot, Emma, and I — waited far too long for checked bags to show up, the first indication we were running on island time, and a socialist island at that. Our...
You’re Going To Miss …The Trans-Mongolian & Tibet

You’re Going To Miss …The Trans-Mongolian & Tibet

by | Jan 21, 2017 | China, Epiphanies on the Road, Mongolia, Post-travel Reflections, Russia, Tibet, What Dreams May Come, Winter 2016: The Trans-Mongolian & Tibet, You're Going to Miss It...

Press play. And then start reading.     “We travel, some of us forever, to seek other places, other lives, other souls.” – Anais Nin You’re going to miss the trepidation of landing in a foreign country, for which visas you’ve...