December 16, 2013 in North America, Travelogue, United States
One of the reasons we travel is to see new things. To learn. To grow. To be stretched. To stand outside everything we thought we new and realize that there […]
December 11, 2013 in North America, Travelogue, United States
This time last year we were in Borneo. Orangutans, jungle walks and old head-hunter skulls for Christmas. We rented this house on stilts in Miri, on the border with Brunei, […]
December 9, 2013 in North America, Travelogue, United States
Perhaps the hardest thing about this friends and family tour through the midwestern United States is the pace. Eighteen sets of loved ones hugged tight within the past three and […]
December 3, 2013 in North America, Travelogue, United States
I-94 around Chicago is shrouded in fog. Not the pea soup kind that makes for white knuckle driving. This is the misty, ghostly kind through which leafless black trees reach […]
November 7, 2013 in North America, United States
The USS Arizona is still weeping. Great viscous tears of pitch coloured oil, leaking from deep inside her war torn sides with agonizing reluctance. As if she still can’t quite […]
November 2, 2012 in blog, Inspiration, North America, Travelogue, United States
Unless you’ve been around a long time, you may not know that we have a theme song. It’s kind of a long story, really. Music has always been important to […]
October 3, 2012 in blog, North America, Travelogue, United States
It’s 4:00 a.m. and I’m awake. I always do this the night before a big flight. I wake up every half an hour to check on the progress of the […]
September 22, 2012 in North America, Travelogue, United States
It’s 5:00 a.m. The Bride is breathing softly beside me. In just over an hour I have to wake her, cook her a big breakfast and help put her feet […]
September 17, 2012 in North America, Travelogue, United States
My mother is snoozing next to me. She makes a soft, warm sound when she sleeps and it reminds me of being little and climbing into her bed. I don’t […]
September 15, 2012 in North America, Travelogue, United States
There are some surprises worth flying half way around the world for. Blowing the socks off of one of your best friends, by turning up completely unexpectedly, is one of […]
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