I do not know where to begin…except to say I have been to Haiti. It is true that the world is full of countries and place with great poverty amid great...

December 24, 2012:  Miami Airport. Families headed home for the holidays…or away from home for the holidays—as in my case. Everyone in this airport is leaving for destinations Latino…Sao Paulo flight...

Sunday morning. 4am. I hear a chill wind off the Gulf of Finland. But I’m warm and content here in my 6th floor room, surrounded by Christmas gifts for family, muffins...

It is 5am. I’ve been reading since 4. Went to bed six hours ago happy after dinner by myself in the Scandic Simonkentta restaurant. Beef brisket, pureed potatoes seasoned with root...

As predicted, all snow and dance. I combined the two for a few seconds as 1 ½ of my feet pirouetted on the cold wet marble of a theater entrance, swooping...

Wednesday, December 12th, 2012. Slept the sleep of the righteous dance traveler. From 8pm to 4am. That Lapin Kulta did help. At 6:30am I will go down for a proper breakfast…as...

Happiness is a warm hotel room with delicious beer in the tiny frig, instant wifi access, the BBC, surrounded by a cozy, cold, rich but friendly, sophisticated but ‘regular’, smart and...

A HISTORY: The Democratic Republic of the Congo is a rich and scenic place. Part of the country is bursting with minerals; much of it is lush with misty mountains, broad...

December to Remember…this time the words are not coming to you from your local car dealer. Because I have stolen the phrase for my purpose–to  share my preparations for a trip to Helsinki followed by...

I was supposed to be on my way to Addis Ababa right now but a nasty bug came to inhabit my body yesterday and made me lose my voice and feel...