The Kumano Kodo Pilgrimage Route
The thing that struck me the most on the Kumano Kodo Pilgrimage route is this: I passed dozens of statues just sitting by the trail. Many of these are, according […]
Out of My Shell: Why Travel Is So Important to Me
Not a world traveler It was 1983. I was 19, but a young 19: emotionally immature, extremely sensitive, inexperienced of the world with my knowledge and outlook shaped by the […]
It’s Complicated: 49 Hours, 4 Flights, 5 Taxis, 4 Trains, 2 Walks, and 2 Beaches
49 hours from Mindelo on the island of Sao Vicente in Cape Verde to Brilon, Germany—and, yes, the cockpit door swung open during one takeoff…
Hiking the Transylvanian Alps
We were three hours up the river valley, soaked to the skin from a combination of constant rain and sweat generated by the effort of clambering up steep, crumbling stream […]
Oh Tokyo I Really Can Sleep in Your Arms…
The International Travel Writer’s Guild (or whatever it’s called) must have a rule: you can’t write an article about Tokyo without using the phrase “city of contrasts.”
Japan Practicalities
So you want to travel to Japan? Here are a few practicalities to keep in mind, things that you’ll find buried in guidebooks or that I found to be different […]
Cuzco – An Easy Introduction to Peru (and South America)
For a brief video report on Cuzco, visit my YouTube channel. Cuzco is South America in microcosm: it gives you a dose of all that’s great (and a little that’s […]
