Puerto Jiménez, Osa Peninsula
September 28, 2023, Costa Rica. I was jolted awake at 5:30 a.m. by a dog barking furiously and digging as if it were trying to get into my tent. Great. […]
Tag Archives: off the beaten path
Tarn
August 26, 2018, France. I thought about stopping in Lyon, but the roadwork was daunting—too many diversions and closed roads. I continued on and decided to visit Rodez, which claimed […]
Alone Again in Finland
July 23, 2018. I headed to Haltia in Nuuksio Park, hoping for a good coffee, but the €4.50 latte was terrible. From there, I walked down to the lake and continued […]
On to Yamagata
April 22, 2025. We woke early, packed for the next leg of the journey, and headed back to the cute cafe we had found the day before. One of my […]
Next stop: Aizuwakamatsu
April 19, 2025. Before catching the train from Tokyo to Aizuwakamtsu, we headed to the Fukagawa Edo museum which we had visited my first time in Tokyo in November. They […]
Chiloé
July 25, 2012. It has been a month since I last posted. Access to a computer has been scarce, and honestly, I haven’t felt much like writing. Sleep has been […]
Lisa Karpinski 