The Hungarian post office is stuck in a time warp. Little old women dole out stamps and scraps of paper resembling lottery tickets, They collect money for utility bills and to initiate wire transfers. Checks do not exist in Hungary…. Read More ›
Ruminations
Random thoughts on life as a full-time traveler.
Accelerating Our Dreams
When I was a kid, I used to watch roller derby, glued to the TV and scared to death. Women would pull hair, punch and kick in a style reminiscent of the high school tough girls. I was terrified of… Read More ›
A Deliberate Non-Expat Life
Over the weekend, we visited the Tokaj wine region of eastern Hungary with an American work colleague and his mostly American friends. This friend and his wife have developed a life in Budapest which revolves around their children and their… Read More ›
Ending my Freddie Mercury Obsession
Freddie Mercury died more than twenty years ago, yet I never heard of him until last month. One night Pat looked up from his computer and mentioned how much he loved Freddie Mercury. Who’s he? The lead singer of Queen…. Read More ›
The Sweet Spot of Life
Tuesday was a Dickensian sort of day; a day which really did possess the best and worst of times simultaneously. We learned an old friend had passed away, a man just a bit older than us who was part of… Read More ›
The World In Between 