Dec 18
I was recently back on, what use to be, my home turf. The holidays provided an opportunity to visit family and friends. I had the good fortune to spend time with my Mom and sleep in the house where I grew up. This afforded me the opportunity to walk around the neighborhood. I often do …
Oct 01
When travel comes to mind most of us think of the type of transport we use to get to a destination. How often do you see depicted in posters, flyers or what not iconic images of planes, ships, railroad engines, buses and cars. The idea of being on foot is pretty low on the totem …
Sep 10
Our contemporary life styles too often demand of us the kind of decision-making that results in quick and deliberate action. And this seems to be ongoing with little space for just being. It seems like every situation demands that we take an action … NOW! When in doubt do something! Any action is better than …
Aug 28
One of the motivations for doing this blog is to turn readers on to the importance of elevating their relationships with the Earth and the Places she contains. Many of us travel to experience such places and hopefully receive some kind of gift from them to bring home to our communities. Often we purchase “tourist …
Aug 13
As I embarked on my daily walk around the park I live near, it occurred to me that I had grown acustomed to “her face” to borrow from a line in the Broadway show “My Fair Lady”. Prior to this I had taken “her” existence for granted. But now I began to realize that my …
Aug 01
I was recently sifting through the journals I wrote from my first journey to India. It was a bit of a shock. After all the years since these travels I recalled vividly certain episodes and would frequently tell others stories about these experiences. These are stories that I have held dear to me and people …
Jul 09
I have this love affair with ruins. Ruins are the quintessential dreamscapes. Wandering among them conjures up a host of impressions that entertain my imagination. And yet, as much as I can indulge in some fantastic reverie, they also hint of other realities.
Jun 03
I like to get lost. For many this would be anathema. For me it is an invitation for adventure. Travel brings this to the forefront. Getting lost is a process. It follows an arc that often starts with a sort of panic. In this uncertainty my senses are heightened and I become hyper …
May 07
How we come to leave-taking and embark on a journey is really a mystery. Our hunger for certainty often trips us up in our attempts to fathom causation. Most of us have been seduced by the idea of a simple cause and effect chain of events. However, beginnings are far messier. They are never …