Perhaps it’s the recent death of a parent, which has made me feel like I’ve suddenly been catapulted into “for reals, you’re now an adult” territory. Or perhaps it is the planning for my son’s…
I travel a bit. Along the way, I have experienced more than my fair share of dubious transportation options: rickety planes held together with tape and glue; decidedly unseaworthy ferries; smoke belching taxis and horribly…
I passed through Singapore last week. I lived there from 2004 to 2012, so I always get a kick out of a stopover, however brief. It’s an opportunity to revisit old haunts, catch up with…
I recently visited Cuba, my fifth time there in four years (read about previous trips here and here). Although my frequent trips to Cuba are not because of any Hemingway-style love affair with the place….
I was just in Hawaii, and I have a couple of blog posts to follow over the next two weeks. But as a precursor, and while on the subject of Hawaii, here’s a quickie. Long-standing…
Just over a year ago I traveled deep into the desert to attend Burning Man for the first time. An experience that was so amazing it has taken me a very long time to get…
Jewish readers of this blog may be familiar with the concept of Jewish Geography, a “game” that Jews like to play when meeting other Jews for the first time. The object of which is to…
I’ve spent a lot of time in Los Angeles these past few years. It is a city like no other, packed with weird and wonderful people from all over the world. And, as ground zero…
I made my first visit to Mexico City a few weeks ago. It was an impromptu trip – we had a few days free, and an expiring travel voucher that had to be used. Plus…
I have only been to Canada once, about ten years ago, on what was meant to be a week-long work trip to Toronto. It was February on that visit and minus 20 degrees Celsius (that’s…
