I sold my Leica today.
Or, I should say, my husband sold my Leica today. I only have the patience for one go at eBay. Paul persisted until an enterprising Russian bought it and lined up a friend in CA to whom to have it shipped (I once made the …
Author: Lisa
Steinbeck’s Travels with Charley
Book reports – you remember those from elementary school, right? Well, guess what, you’ve found the one person who loved those damn things. In preparation for our next adventure, I’ll be boning up on my travel reading and sharing my “insights” with you. This is …
Travel Nirvana
Last night I was trying to explain a concept to Paul that he ended up deeming Travel Nirvana – even though he didn’t completely understand it. Travel Nirvana is about expectations. But it’s also about a personal connection with a place. Because a personal connection …
Saving Money, or, D’oh!
“First we had to work to earn enough money for the trip. Terry was all for starting at once with the twenty dollars I had left. I didn’t like it. And, like a damn fool, I considered the problem for two days…until my twenty dwindled …
Parting of the Inertia
There’s no work in walking and it fueled the talk I would grab my shoes and then away I’d walk Through all the stubborn beauty I’d start at the dawn Until the sun had fully stopped Parting of the Sensory – Modest Mouse I’ve been …
The Beginning
One Sunday afternoon we’re sitting at a table in the window of Wilde in the Lakeview neighborhood of Chicago. As usual, we’re feeling down on our corporate jobs and the prospect of another dull and unchallenging week. Suddenly Paul says, “Let’s take off for a …