Photo Credit: John Luck Antarctica, the frozen continent–home to penguins and a place of myth and mystic for many. For me, Antarctica conjures up images of tweed clad, fierce looking polar explorers battling…
A Beginner’s Guide to Planète Mars
Old and new meet at Marseille’s Vieux Port, with the stately old Fort St-Jean shadowing the shiny new Mucem in the distance. It’s been over a month now since I…
Circus Learning by Trial and Error
Circus life is messy, but the rewards are worth it. The relief I felt when my taxi pulled up in front of a gaggle of caravans, clustered around a white,…
Traveling with Purpose
While in Europe, I traveled with no purpose beyond seeing whatever city I landed in. I went to Rome with a vague sense that seeing the sights was important but…
Lessons in Immersion: The Importance of the Market
Julia Child had the right idea. When she and her husband, Paul Child, moved to Paris in the 1950s she had never been to France and did not speak the…
Eat, eat!
One of the biggest parts of Moroccan culture is their food, and as far as I’m concerned, there is definitely no better way to experience this food than becoming part…