In the morning, we flip-flop to the pavement-level cook shop a half-dozen doors from our hotel. Cooking happens over open flame at the street while…
You may be wondering, “What is there to debate about Malaysian coffee?” In a country as diverse as Malaysia, there are actually quite a number…
Kota Bharu, the capital of Malaysia’s Kelantan province, is a quiet city. There seem to be wider, more plentiful streets than the people need. Few…
Novelists have long known that time travel is easy: Take a look—a sharp, tell-yourself-no-lies look—then shut your eyes. Better yet, go away. Return with open…
In the last three weeks we’ve logged 1300 kilometers in long haul Turkish buses. While it isn’t as luxurious as Argentina’s, the Turkish bus system…
Finnegan and Anastasia had rented a donkey, loaded it with two paniers, and gone to visit Anastasia’s grandmother, the matriarch of the Demetriades. This was…
After a few days they came to Naxos, the home of Ariadne and the white wine. And also the home of Anastasia Demetriades who claimed…
After this it was sheer travel along the North African littoral, and the Mediterranean, and Sicily, and Greece. This: Tangier. This: the death of Don…
Sometimes we make travel mistakes. Our most recent? Arriving in Bordeaux on April 30, and crashing thoughtlessly into a deep sleep. Why was that a…
My spouse loves fire. She lights our dinner table with candles (Back in the days when we had a house and a dinner table. And…
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