It’s mid-April and we’re in the midst of an ice-storm that’s so bad school’s been cancelled. Wrapped in a blanket, sipping on a cup of hot cocoa that’s laced with a little zing, is the perfect time to reminisce about the warm heat of Rome, the cooling gelato and the kind smiles of strangers. […]
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Genoa, Italy
I love cities where laundry hangs from the windows, or is neatly folded over sagging lines across alleyways. It’s a living city. Full of real people. It’s not made pretty for tourists although I think drying laundry is the prettiest sight. Hanging laundry is one of the first sights I get in the city, […]
Back to London
I remember when I first arrived in London on a chilly February afternoon in 2008 for a working-holiday. I intended to stay for 6 months, have a serious think about what I wanted to do with my life while working a host of jobs through employment agencies. I was also to travel and find myself. […]
Iceland: Eastern Fjords and Northern Cosmic Landscapes
It is a gloomy morning. Cold. Cloudy. Gray. I can smell rain. I see it coming. But this is to be expected, and weather in Iceland stops no man. It’s a short drive from the campground to Seyðisfjörður, a harbour village nestled in Iceland’s eastern fjords. The road from Egilsstaðir to Seyðisfjörður first steeply winds […]
A day in Trinidad, Cuba
This was my first trip to Cuba, so I have no authority in saying that Trinidad is the best city in Cuba to visit, but I can say it is a city full of colours, textures, music and smiles where you can spend your time meandering through the town, wandering into people’s homes, drinking delicious […]