Learning to settle

Early in our winter travels I said to Mark that I realized that we had everything with us that we … More

Predictions and the present moment

I’ve been occupying my days these days with an online class on the history of divination* and meditating. I couldn’t … More

The town that would not let go

Our winter travels have had an unforeseen bookend:  Montpellier.  We’ve always liked this town as I’ve mentioned many times; it’s … More

A wander through a boggled mind

Because this blog is ostensibly about travel, it’s hard to write about not-travel, about staying put.  But it is also … More

We are here

Mark and I have a thing where we speak of the present from an imaginary future.  We say, remember when…? … More

The news from here

I know the news is absolutely submerging everyone with all things coronavirus, so you’ll have to excuse me for entering … More

The let’s get lost game, lockdown edition

Get ready everyone, it’s coming to you, if it hasn’t already.  The future is here, it’s just not evenly distributed … More

Because the news is so awful, here is a picture of a man walking his pet sheep

I’ll get to that, but before we get there, here’s how we got here.  In our last episode, we were … More

Zaragosa, Vitoria-Gasteiz, and winding our way back home

At long last we are making our way back north to Paris after a month in Seville and three months … More

Friends old and new and somewhere in between

Someone recently asked what my ambitions were for this blog. I said what ambitions? I have none. The only reason … More