Sayulita
August 13, 2024, México. I left Mazatlan and headed south for my next desertion, Sayulita in Nayarit. I’d been encouraged to visit the quaint surfer town by a writer friend […]
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Matagalpa to El Tunco
October 25, 2023, Nicaragua. I was jolted awake at 6 a.m. by the smell of cigarette smoke wafting in through my open window. The barking dogs didn’t help either. I got […]
Matagalpa
October 21, 2023, Nicaragua. I was excited about heading to Matagalpa but no so much about having to go through Managua which I’d heard was an urban jungle, with a […]
Isla Ometepe
October 9, 2023, Nicaragua. It was still raining hard when I reached the Alamo rental agency at the Nicaraguan border in Peñas Blancas. They told me I needed to get […]
Iguanita
October 8, 2023, Costa Rica. Tom and Jean invited me to the Friends meeting this Sunday. Normally, it’s an informal “popcorn” style gathering without a leader, but this time it was […]
El Valle
September 29, 2023, Costa Rica. What a glorious day. I drove back up the steep hill toward Palmar Norte, stopping at the top to take in the view of the […]
Boquete Post Surgery – Part 3
August 29, 2023, Panama. I had intentionally scheduled my return so I could go to Tuesday Market and buy French pastries from Bastien. He also bakes for the pool and […]
Lungau, Austria
August 15, 2022. I hadn’t slept all night, spiraling with anxiety about whether my housemate would agree to move. Bleary eyed, I checked my email and there it was—his message […]
Munich
August 6, 2022. Arriving in downtown Munich was no small feat—first a ten-minute walk to the metro, then a half-hour subway ride. But I bought my €9 ticket and made […]
On to Schwäbisch Hall
July 18, 2022. I slept in till 10. It took me a while to get moving—washing clothes, showering, making breakfast and lunch, clearing out the car, tidying up the house. […]
Along the Neckar
July 16, 2022. I woke up to a cool morning, a refreshing change after the heat of the previous days. It’s been sweltering, with temperatures in the 80s and 90s […]
Exploring Eibergen
July 1, 2022. Given that I hadn’t gone to sleep till 1 a.m., I had a better sleep than expected. I woke with a start, worried Roel and Coosje were […]
Across the Channel to Cornwall
June 8, 2022. I woke at 7am after three hours of sleep and felt miserable—my cold was worse, and my body protested every movement. We left late, at 7:30, and […]
Remembering Brian
Brian Stoll met me slogging up the road toward Boquete Tree Trek Mountain Resort. I’d been walking about 40 minutes when I heard a car approach, and not thinking he […]
Gay Paris
May 16, 2022. This was my first time in Paris as an adult. My experience as a 5 year old on our European camping trip doesn’t count. All I remember […]
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