Observations

When traveling in Europe, it is easy to find people who speak English. In Germany it is very easy. In Georgia much less so. Shopkeepers identify your nationality, and therefore your language, by

In Munich, along the Marienplatz, are swarms of future brides and their friends. They have matching t-shirts and look like a street team. But instead of giving out free samples, they sell

As I’m heading off for another adventure, I’m wearing a shirt from a past adventure. I had conversations about it with my Uber driver, the cashier at the airport snack shop

A tree whose giant leaves float gently in the wind. A great blue heron soaring overhead. An alligator sunning itself in the grass. A canyon carved by ice and water hundreds of thousands

Today is the day that people think fondly of their fathers, whether they are around or not. Brunch with my kids is on the agenda, as usual.