Yankeeland: Tips for the Southerner
For the last week, I’ve been in Yankeeland with my family.I’ve hung out with my extended family in a grouping that’s too complex to try and detail to anyone who doesn’t already know them....
Category: travel
I Haven’t Been to England Since Clinton was President.
A note to my regular readers: the following blog post is my entry in the Blog Away contest. With luck, I’ll be blogging about the Royal Wedding firsthand, not from what I see on the telly:
I haven’t been to England since Clinton was in office, and I realize that this is a very long time to avoid visiting a country where they nearly speak the same language. The upcoming Royal Wedding has made me realize that I might have missed a few things in England.
Latvia: The Land of 24 Hour Party People…that I met at SXSW.
Riga graffiti. It’s strange the impact that South By Southwest can have on our lives, in ways that sometimes go far beyond the music. View of Riga. In 2006, I did a story for...
I Feel at Home in New York City…and Sometimes I Wonder Why!
A couple of weeks ago, I was lucky enough to flee a big snowstorm in Boston, and go spend some time in NYC. When I was there I stayed with my cousin, her baby...
Things You Find when you Google Yourself!
I create things, then I forget all about them. Once I’ve published something–or posted a picture on flickr—I tend to forget about whatever it is. I’ve never really been all that curious about how people interact with what I create, once a window of about three days has passed.
I figure, if I spelled anyone’s name wrong, or forgot anything important, it would turn up during that three days. (Three days is, not un-coincidentally, about the turnaround for a huffy letter-to-the-editor to arrive, citing exactly what someone is unhappy about. Trust me on this.)
Changes Brought On By A Trip of Japan, Trip to a Controversial Museum
I’ve never been the sort of person who usually thinks about World War II. I don’t watch the History channel, I don’t read books about the war, and I’ve never taken an interest in...
Another summer, another Latvian music festival
Going to a music festival in Salacgriva, Latvia, three years in a row is so absurd, even I don’t really believe I’m doing it. Yet, come July 16-17, I’ll again be someplace I never...
Gooey and Glorious
Seaside mud has been used for centuries as a curative for whatever ails you – inside and out. While most patients visit Estonia’s mud baths to relieve serious physical complaints, Anna Hanks explores the...
