This week, Pat and I took a walking tour of Berlin. The guide was an affable Irishman named Finn who led a tour of twenty-five of so visitors from around the world. Finn began the walk by calling out the… Read More ›
Ruminations
Random thoughts on life as a full-time traveler.
Why Go Off the Beaten Path?
Yesterday, we arrived in Paris. Last night, I slept for ten hours. My Fitbit logged eighteen restless minutes during my sleep marathon, but I don’t remember any of that. In the realm of professional sleepers, I’m the champ. As I… Read More ›
Time for a Break
Pat and I left Dublin on different flights. He headed to Traverse City, Michigan to visit his family while I boarded a flight to San Francisco for a writer’s conference. After six days in San Francisco, I flew on to… Read More ›
Why We Hiked the Wicklow Way 90 Miles to Dublin
The doctor suggested I take a statin. Hiking 85 miles through the Wicklow Mountains seemed a rational alternative. It wasn’t an ostrich response—not exactly. I just felt lifestyle should lead medication. I was less fit than I should be; this… Read More ›
The World in Between: A blog for the no longer young
I’m back, yet I’m not back. Five years ago, my son Ryan dreamed up the title of this blog and it was good. Over the years, I deviated from the intent: I wrote about travel (Three Days in Philadelphia or… Read More ›