On seeing the Leaning Tower of Pisa

“Surprise is the great enabler of seeing” Alan Jacobs How can you see a place that you’ve seen a million … More

Getting back on the travel horse, plus the Elsa river in Tuscany

We’re back to our semi-nomadic ways and oh, how we’ve missed it! Ok, maybe not the schlepping of the bags … More

Have you been to Genoa?

Yeah, Genoa. Because no one sighs and says, oh Genoa! when you tell them you’re going there. And for good … More

10 years, 100 Airbnbs: the good, the bad and the ugly

I remember my first trip abroad in the summer of 1984, between my junior and senior year of college. I … More

Change of plans, or here we go again!

We change our minds. A lot. I don’t know if you’ve noticed. But what are plans other than a reasonably … More

In which we finally go the the Loire Valley

I think I’ve mentioned how much I hate chateaux. All that pompous decoration and power-play architecture. So what the hell … More

What to do, what to do? (or, decision time)

I’ve recently had a couple of conversations with friends of friends who were directed to this blog because they’re gearing … More

What a long, strange trip it’s been

Here we are, back in the land of the “free”. How surreal it seems. We’ve been in the US for … More

Where we are not moving: La Rochelle

Let me back up a moment and say oh hey, we’re moving ! The situation in Paris with our noisy … More

Optimism and the Covid narrative

I’ve been thinking about the state of the Covid narrative. Not the broader social and economic story, that will be … More