Wanderism Travel

I was sort of mugged once. In New York City.
I say ’sort of’, because while the mugger in question pulled a knife, I ended up winning the day (and keeping my life and my wallet!) with a head-fake and a Bic pen. A story for another day, perhaps.
My point is, when faced with [...]

I admit it. I’m egocentric. Proof of this comes from my quest to find street intersections that sport my name.
Most people can find a street in their city that matches their first or last name. That’s easy. But your whole name? Not so much.
When I travel to new North American and UK or Irish [...]

Location: Lake Valley, New Mexico
Lake Valley is a ghost town, one of many I visited on a recent month-long solo trip through the American Southwest. As if to underscore the fact that it is WAY off the beaten path, you make a turn northward on a dirt road at a sign that says ‘Middle [...]

If home is where the heart is, then I have several homes: Halifax, Nova Scotia, Vancouver, BC, Takoradi, Ghana and San Pedro la Laguna, Guatemala.
Today, my heart is heavy for Guatemala in general and San Pedro in particular.
First it was Volcan Pacaya, spewing lava and ash into the air, wreaking havoc with air travel [...]

Location: Caye Caulker, Belize
Even though the people living on Caye Caulker have seen the sun set countless times, they still stop whatever it is they’re doing to appreciate the magic.

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