Wanderings & Adventures

Women Who Leave a Trace
A personal archive of presence and persistence Since we’ve lived in Valencia and started traveling more consistently, I’ve been collecting something I don’t really have

Roman Games
Reflecting on our recent brief sojourn in Rome and Tuscany, Bonnie and I sat down to discuss the approach we’d take to writing a blog

A Whirlwind Week in Spain with Family
Hosting family and friends is an interesting mix of excitement and responsibility. You want them to fall in love with your hometown the way you

Choosing the We
When Ed and I are walking through a new city, he’s always the navigator. I’ve stopped even pulling out my phone. I just wait quietly

Reflections on the Bosphorus
I guess we’ve become seasoned travelers since our first visit to Istanbul in 2012. The magic and energy of this great city straddling two continents

Blue Domes and Ancient Roads: Traveling Through Uzbekistan
You’re going where? Uzbekistan? Where’s that? Why? The thrill of the unknown gripped me as I arrived in Uzbekistan with the kind of anticipation that

Women Who Leave a Trace
A personal archive of presence and persistence Since we’ve lived in Valencia and started traveling more consistently, I’ve been collecting something I don’t really have

Roman Games
Reflecting on our recent brief sojourn in Rome and Tuscany, Bonnie and I sat down to discuss the approach we’d take to writing a blog

A Whirlwind Week in Spain with Family
Hosting family and friends is an interesting mix of excitement and responsibility. You want them to fall in love with your hometown the way you

Choosing the We
When Ed and I are walking through a new city, he’s always the navigator. I’ve stopped even pulling out my phone. I just wait quietly

Reflections on the Bosphorus
I guess we’ve become seasoned travelers since our first visit to Istanbul in 2012. The magic and energy of this great city straddling two continents

Blue Domes and Ancient Roads: Traveling Through Uzbekistan
You’re going where? Uzbekistan? Where’s that? Why? The thrill of the unknown gripped me as I arrived in Uzbekistan with the kind of anticipation that

Roman Games
Reflecting on our recent brief sojourn in Rome and Tuscany, Bonnie and I sat down to discuss the approach we’d take to writing a blog

A Whirlwind Week in Spain with Family
Hosting family and friends is an interesting mix of excitement and responsibility. You want them to fall in love with your hometown the way you

Reflections on the Bosphorus
I guess we’ve become seasoned travelers since our first visit to Istanbul in 2012. The magic and energy of this great city straddling two continents

Blue Domes and Ancient Roads: Traveling Through Uzbekistan
You’re going where? Uzbekistan? Where’s that? Why? The thrill of the unknown gripped me as I arrived in Uzbekistan with the kind of anticipation that

Basque Country Gem
The Cave Stepping into the depths of the enormous cavern of rock, dampness and earth filling my nostrils, I was startled by the roar of

The Lifestyle That Keeps Drawing Us Back
One of the gifts we receive spending part of the year in two very different places is perspective. After nearly three winter months in the