Riomaggiore It’s the middle of July, and hot. Italy is experiencing a heat wave, but when I get off at the Riomaggiore train station I don’t notice. There are other things to take note of: the village’s harbour, the sea, and the splash of colour that stands against the green of the surrounding Parco Nazionale […]
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Cuba with Grandma
Babcia and I went on a beach holiday to Cuba. No one else wanted to or could come. How perfect to spend a lush eleven days with a person who has lived so many lives, experienced things I could not fathom, and raised my mother. Because of the proximity to the beach and the right […]
Bienvenido a Miami
Going to explore a town known for its beach and abs isn’t on my list of adventures, but I can’t say no when my uncle proposes I join in on a road trip to Miami, a city bleached by the sun and warmed by the Florida Current off the Gulf Stream. Cold alerts glaze the […]
Oregon’s Playful West Coast
Mission complete, a part of it anyway – I make it to the coast. It’s wonderful to walk towards the beach in my bare feet, cool sand slipping between and around my toes, the big sky above, and the coast stretching as far the fog and haze. I take my shoes off and run towards […]