Traveling unwired and unfettered – Ohrid, Macedonia

Sitting at a café in San Diego, slowly, carefully touching my lips to the rich espresso macchiatto every few minutes, I had no book, magazine or screen to demand my attention.  I just sat, sipped, watched and thought ‘this is okay’.  Dare I say good?  A few hours later as I ate a grilled chicken gruyère panini… Read More Traveling unwired and unfettered – Ohrid, Macedonia

Acoustics can’t be plundered – Mozambique Island, Mozambique

When I first visited Mozambique Island fifteen or so years ago, the colonial Portuguese Saint Sebastian fort contained piles of rusting cannonballs interspersed with patches of weeds.  The coffins in the small chapel at the water’s edge still contained bones.  The lid of one of the coffins was partially removed and we spotted a femur.… Read More Acoustics can’t be plundered – Mozambique Island, Mozambique

Scotland – apologizing for things as they are

We had the opportunity to visit Scotland one summer while some relatives were working in Inverness.  It was June and the weather was as expected – wet and overcast.  Scotland is beautifully green thanks to this constant moisture.  We went prepared with jackets and jeans and umbrellas.  And the Scots were exceedingly gracious. “We’re so… Read More Scotland – apologizing for things as they are

Civil unrest, financial crisis and natural disasters all mean one thing – prime time to visit!

Sebastian Smee recently published an article in the Boston Globe describing a recent 3-week excursion to Greece with three generations of family ranging from 4 to 68-years-old.  All I’ve been hearing about Greece lately relates to financial crisis, public demonstrations and even tear gas in Syntagma Square.  Although the future is uncertain for Greece, for… Read More Civil unrest, financial crisis and natural disasters all mean one thing – prime time to visit!