In the late 15th Century, a bucket maker living in the rugged landscape of what is today Western Slovenia came across something unusual near a local spring. Metallic and heavy like an ingot, this particular …

In 1839, a young man from Massachusetts took a two-week boat trip down the Concord and Merrimack Rivers. The journey would form the basis of the 1849 book A Week on the Concord and Merrimack Rivers. …

An erudite woman once told me that the key to success is low expectations. Generally speaking, I have found this to hold true. It is often the case, that places I would never voluntarily travel …

Travel is essentially an exercise in time management. How you choose to spend your time will inevitably be the deciding factor on any trip. For those who are time rich, this might seem like less of a …

Over the years I have taken a lot of photographs. Most of these images sit idly on my computer never to be seen again. So in an effort to make a few of these better …

Spain’s literature ranks among some of the best in the West, but apart from Don Quixote, is vastly underappreciated among Anglophones.  The below five books represent the major literary traditions in Spain and are well …

Part three of a four-part series.  For part two click here Approximately two hundred kilometers to the north of the Terjit oasis lies Choum, a dusty road stop of mud brick blocks near the border …

If Malta is known for one thing, it’s its balconies. Sure, there are overhanging covered balconies everywhere in the world, but Malta, particularly, seems to have fetishized them, so much so that they are commonly …

Any trip to Krakow would not be complete without a stop at Oscar Schindler’s factory, made famous by Steven Spielberg’s 1993 film Schindler’s List.  But the museum leaves something to be desired.  A good portion …

Part two of a five-part series. For part one click here. Omboué is a small village on the Nikomi Lagoon and the last settlement of any note before Loango. There is not a lot here …