The city is like a forest, when I want it to be. Other times, it can be a maze of dark and dangerous streets. It is always intriguing, it doesn’t have to be “nice” to be intriguing. A place is always as much as you want it to be, it is a mixture of experience, […]
Dark Thoughts of Curiosity
When you go to bed at night and turn off the lights, do you notice the change in your thinking? Your eyes strain to see into the darkness around you, you wish for the moment to come when your eyes adjust. You want them to stop bulging in their sockets so that you can relax […]
My Idea of a Good Holiday
I was once a passenger on a ship sailing out of Milan, Italy. Heading to Corsica. The plan was to get to Corsica, climb the trail up the northernmost mountain, Monte Cinto, and then spend two weeks hiking over the back of adjoining mountains which span the island. After two weeks in the mountains I […]
The Broken Hearted Ghosts of Calle San Luis
In a densely populated city, among the winding Arab streets of Seville, there is a row of white washed buildings. Small arched doorways, and uneven walls marked by the traditional magenta paint that skirts the foot of the house where it meets the cobbled street. People have lived in this street for centuries. They have worked […]
Why Reading is Important to Your Happiness
Something magical happens with each book that we begin to read. I’ve purchased a lot of books over the years. I’m one of these people who has to have a clear out every so often, get rid of the bestsellers that are one time reads, and reshuffle the rows of books that I can’t let go […]