The Power of Three
Three sisters, in their thirties. Three times, the insight. A journey through India and Nepal was both a pilgrimage and a purge, burning off the darkness enveloping my soul. Written twenty years ago after my return.
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Tag: culture
Finding Trafalgar Square
It was my first overnight in London, just 18 hours before I re-entered the United States after three months away. Without looking for it, I found Trafalgar Square.
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Not Buying It
Imagine a world without shopping. Some of you may shrink away in horror at the thought. But have you considered how not buying things could make your life richer?
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Kalo Paxi!
Celebrating Easter in Corfu with my sisters, I participated in ancient rituals and witnessed the amazing spectacle of the passing of the flame across the city.
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The Peanut-Wallah
In India, peace is only for a moment. We had many visitors at the beach in Goa, the most persistent – and cutest – being the peanut-wallah.
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Up on a Roof
The roof of the world, standing atop a rooftop in busy Thamel, Kathmandu, looking out across the circle of mountains surrounding the city.
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Sip of Wine
At Cuvee, I discovered pay-per-sip, where hundreds of bottles of wine are set up with machinery that delivers a set amount of wine based on a per-ounce charge.
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Hikes with Wine
One of the more intriguing hikes I’ve taken in the past year was along the Weinwanderweg – translation, “Wine wander way” – in the vineyard-covered hillsides outside Stuttgart, Germany.
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