For one week, I met with nine other people on retreat. We started each day with meditation and a ninety … More

I had been eating too much and partying for over a week in Paris. After I night out, I woke … More

Biking equals Freedom.That’s why I am so addicted to it. Freedom is my core value, my drug, the most exciting … More

They left my luggage in Paris. As, I discovered enroute to Machu Picchu (not being a very good micro traveler … More

I have always liked to walk in cemeteries; one thinks more accurately there. I usually don’t stay long, just a … More

I don’t know about you, but I love plants in the house. I literally talk to them. I wish I … More

It had been a while, almost four years, but now so close while briefly in Switzerland that C texted to … More

My childhood wish was always to plant my feet on Sapa, a mountain in northern Vietnam. The top of Sapa … More

It’s a warm and lovely sunny day after a heavy rain last night. I am in isolation because Ho Chi … More

Among the stretched-out villages of the Moscow region, you can find amazing abandoned places. I happened to recently visit one … More

As here where we live there are few options for safe kids entertainment (is is so, or are we just … More

Admittedly, I have a great apartment pool. You might have a gym in your building, a park downstairs, a little … More

Not that long ago, only last month, there was an outing when I was followed.  That same day, in the … More

The difficulties and the hassle to cross the borders had made it clear that our holidays would not be crazy … More

“Brown coal was mined here in the 60s but it burns poorly due to impurities so the production was mothballed.” … More

It’s Saturday morning and our daughters (5 and 7 years old) are with their grand-parents.  They’ve had a disco ‘sleep-over’.  … More