Wanderings & Adventures

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 Art of Keeping In Touch
“It is the correspondence that is her manner of living.” “Imagine all that you have said to another, all the commentary you have exchanged with

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

What endures
This post is a departure from our usual travel writing — a more personal reflection shaped by the journey. Spending time with people in their

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 Art of Keeping In Touch
“It is the correspondence that is her manner of living.” “Imagine all that you have said to another, all the commentary you have exchanged with

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

What endures
This post is a departure from our usual travel writing — a more personal reflection shaped by the journey. Spending time with people in their

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

Islands on My Mind
My last post about our trek to Madeira got me thinking. About islands. About why they call to us the way they do. Islands somehow

Porto: You’re Such a Charmer
It’s been more than three years since our first visit to Portugal. It was love at first sight . . . well, at least infatuation.