Travel

From Solitude by Anthony Storr: The capacity to be alone is a valuable resource when changes of mental attitude are

I am very careless with my belongings. This past week, when I flew to NYC for Digital Book World, I

Upon arrival at the Irish farm in Kilgarvan, a bottle of homemade bog myrtle beer was waiting in the kitchen,

I returned home Monday night from a 3-week holiday in Ireland. (Read previous entries on this trip here and here.)

1. Arrive at cottage late at night. The only heat source is the small stove in the living room. Unable

I wasn't expecting trouble when I passed through immigration at the Dublin airport. I'm American, I'm privileged, and I look

On December 16, I left the United States for a 2-week vacation in Ireland. A key objective while I'm here