Listen to your pilot for updates. Image from Wikimedia Commons. Everyone knows how dreadful a long-haul flight can be. You’re cooped up in a small area for nine or more hours,…
The “Negativity Bias” and Travel Envy
It keeps you safe, but does it keep you inside? Image from mmorpg.com. Reading my Oprah magazine this month (yes, I subscribe to Oprah magazine in all its self-help glory,…
The Thread of Fear Woven in a Woman’s Nomadic Life
Avoiding danger is no safer in the long run than outright exposure. The fearful are caught as often as the bold. — Helen Keller Brave and courageous are two words…
Back on the Road
It was the end of a long day. I’d spent several hours bouncing around in the back of a van as we drove through rural Côte d’Ivoire. We’d spent the…