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After years of living in America I’ve seen one small town after another fall victim to the Wal-Mart mini-mall catastrophes that seem to turn bustling little Main Streets where people shop, stroll, and visit to colourless, tired-looking places you now … Continue reading
So I’m home. How about that? So far, it doesn’t feel like it. I had a brief meltdown on the night we arrived at my mother-in-law’s house to find all my bedroom furniture, including a pink stuffed chair I’d had … Continue reading
Over the past few days I have been having the most powerful memories from my childhood. It’s not that this has never happened before, it’s just that over the past 16 years I have spent most of my time living … Continue reading
The restaurant that I am sitting in has no name. It exists on the back street of a back street in Soweto, South Africa. In search of a traditional black South African meal, our guide and resident knower-of-all-things Soweto, Richard, … Continue reading
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I once read somewhere that Africa can “get under your skin” and despite not being able to remember the source of the quote, I can attest to the validity of it. After the ecological wonders of Kruger National Park and … Continue reading
After three glorious days of animal watching in Kruger National Park, we were headed out into the mountains, in search of the thatch-roof cottages, proud local culture, and reasonably-priced arts and crafts of the kingdom of Swaziland. With the exception … Continue reading
I doubt there’s any reason to feel that people need to be talked into visiting the Greek Islands. For many, like me, they’re on the ‘bucket list,’ one of the destinations that must be seen before you die. After a … Continue reading
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“Delicious autumn! My very soul is wedded to it, and if I were a bird I would fly about the earth seeking the successive autumns.” ~George Eliot I love autumn, but as it turns out, I am unwittingly flying about … Continue reading
Santorini is an adjective-rich environment. Words like stupendous, splendiferous, astounding, monumental, breath-taking, and wonderous could all be used (sometimes several to a sentence) to describe what might be the most beautiful island that I have ever been to. It is … Continue reading
When you run so fast to get somewhere, And hurry and worry through the day, You miss half the fun of getting there, Like an unopened gift you threw away. Nigel Mowet-Napier is not a welcome sight to many. Long … Continue reading
Beat Like Kerouac - now with child! 