Is it possible to have more than one hometown? As a traveler, I would like to think so. While to me, home is more of a feeling than a place, people and places form a big part of that feeling. […]
U.S.A. Travel
Seattle After Dark: A Surprise Encounter
As dusk settles into dark, Seattle’s downtown area seems to become progressively seedier. Groups of homeless huddle around bottles too soon empty, and cackle at passersby. Storefronts are shuttered and locked tight. The streets are poorly lit with the exception […]
Seattle & A Day Without Rain
Seattle is the largest city in the Pacific Northwest region of North America. Perched on a narrow stretch of land between Puget Sound and Lake Washington, it’s south of the U.S. border with Canada, but somehow further north than Toronto. […]
Friday Photo Essay: Missouri Snow
After a nice Christmas break in Missouri, I’m back in Barcelona until spring. Here, while it’s cold (especially in my unheated apartment) it never, well almost never, snows…..see about the rare occurence of Barcelona blanketed in fluffy white H2O at this link. Like […]
Joplin: The Anniversary of a Tragedy Close to Home
Rubble at Joplin Tragedy is a curious thing. It strikes when and where it will. Wily weather, despite our best efforts to predict and prepare for it, continues to escape our control and routinely leaves us reeling, unable to fathom […]