Ah… Traveling!

Magic, I find, happens where you least expect it. That’s the oldest magician’s trick, isn’t it? A little misdirection to divert the audience’s attention. “Look here! Look here!” the magician cries, because the sleight of hand is happening the other way, and where misdirection and craft meet – VOILA! – magic. Travel can be like…

We arose before sunrise today, only to discover it was damn cloudy outside. It’s been cloudy off and on the entire time we’ve been here on Kauai. The winds have also been brutal. 50 mile gusts that make you feel like you might be blown straight off the side of a cliff brutal. It’s even…

So, before I jetted back across country to resume my humdrum life, I was in NYC for three days following the NYC excursion. And here’s how that went. First, we were booked at one hotel for the entire three days, but when we got there, the chic at the desk wouldn’t let us check in…

Eastern Europe is a land of hard sells. In my experience. Wouldn’t want to be accused of trying to stereotype an entire region. But, seriously, it is. In Athens, this was relegated mainly to restaurants, though there was one particularly humorous exchange with a cab driver who was convinced he knew where I wanted to…