A Sunday Drive Through Bleak & Beautiful Dartmoor, England
Dartmoor National Park, in England’s West Country, could be the setting of a fairy tale. As we drove over the […]
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In the Stillness of Winter
It was one of those January days when everything seems layered in shades of white: a moody grey-white sky brushed by
Visiting a Maasai Village in Kenya
Growing up, one of my favourite books was called Children Just Like Me. It came complete with a writing set
Kenya: A Maasai Mara Safari
We’re in a tiny airplane. I’m in the front seat just behind the co-pilot. There’s a steady engine buzz and
Oysters & Beach Huts in Whitstable, England
Windy Whitstable welcomed us (my parents who were here for a weekend visit, Jorge and I) after a 90 minute
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The Little Things: A Sunset Over The Niagara River
“Soon it got dusk, a grapy dusk, a purple dusk over tangerine groves and long melon fields; the sun the
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Exploring the Beaches & Gardens of Lloret De Mar, Spain: Part 3
We’ve walked up to the modernist cemetery of Lloret de Mar and onto the lush green grounds of the Gardens
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Exploring the Beaches & Gardens of Lloret De Mar, Spain: Part 2
So where did I leave you? Ah yes, in the modernist cemetery, gazing out over the coastal town of Lloret
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Exploring the Beaches & Gardens of Lloret De Mar, Spain: Part 1
I pressed my bare feet against the coarse, wet sand and watched as the dark nighttime waves rolled toward me,
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Niche: A Pretty Urban Garden Shop in Boston
In the midst of a Boston snowstorm, stepping into urban gardening oasis Niche on Tremont Street in the South End was
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Snow, Ice & Niagara Falls
There’s always something magical about the first snowfall of the year. Of course it wasn’t Buffalo’s first, nor was it
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Gathering Driftwood on the Niagara River
A five-minute walk from the house where I grew up, you can look down along the banks of the Niagara River
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Birthday Dinner at Webster’s Bistro, North Tonawanda
For decades, longer than I’ve been alive, the corner of Webster Street in North Tonawanda, New York, was home to
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Spain’s Everyday Luxuries
There’s a campaign going on right now called “Whatever I need, I need Spain.” It’s about encouraging tourists to visit the country,
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Athens in a Whirl of Sights, Sounds, Smells & Tastes
In the middle of a relentless downpour, I relaxed under an awning outside of a cafe biting into a goat’s cheese
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Olive Trees and Incense in First Cemetery, Athens
I walked up Anapafseos Street (Eternal Rest Street) and through the grand entrance. The scent of nature – of being
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Contrast and Character in Castries, Saint Lucia
“People who come out to the Caribbean from the cities and the continents go through a process of being recultured.
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46 Stray Cats of Athens
Four green eyes stared out at me from a group of crooked white stones in Athen’s First Cemetery. The cats
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Cacao Cuisine at Boucan Restaurant, Saint Lucia
Saint Lucia’s Hotel Chocolat sits on the lush grounds of the Rabot Estate where Jorge and I also took a
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Skansen: Stepping Into Stockholm’s Past
I usually give musems a miss when I travel because I like to be outdoors, just observing life in the