Category: Travel

Last days in Lisbon

July 24, 2022 Sintra, Portugal A few steps into the cave: darkness. I couldn’t tell the difference between eyes open or closed. Silence pressed upon my ears. I ...

First days in Lisbon

July 13, 2022 Portugal is burning. Record heat marked our first days in Lisbon. We’d come to this city hoping to get lost in the narrow streets and alleys of th...

Nazaré, Portugal

The Swing by Robert Louis Stevenson How do you like to go up in a swing, Up in the air so blue? Oh, I do think it the pleasantest thing Ever a child can do!...

Alaska, Day 6

Scene: A coffee shop called Resurrect Art and Coffee. I sit in a leather armchair, finally warm after a damp day. Wood shelves lined the walls, and they were fi...

Alaska, Day 5

I woke up to my first full day in Seward motivated to get out and explore. My first stop: the offices of Kenai Backcountry Adventures to book a guided hike. Alt...

Alaska, Day 4

Freedom! I got a rental car and drove down the Seward Highway from Anchorage to Seward. Mountains, the sea, blue skies, and white fluffy clouds were my view alm...

Alaska, Day 3

Today is train day. I’m riding the Aurora Winter Train for the 12-hour trip from Fairbanks to Anchorage. My traveling companion has also joined me. We’ve found ...

Alaska, Day 2

My second full day in Alaska, I set out to explore downtown Fairbanks. It wasn’t anything like I expected. I pictured a little area of shops around the river; I...

Alaska, Day 1

During my trip to Alaska, I carried with me a small notebook that I bought at the gift shop at the Museum of the North at the University of Alaska Fairbanks on ...