How to Spend a Free Sunday in New York
Even with the Thanksgiving/Black Friday madness that hits New York City at the end of November every year, amidst all this chaos of consumerism, there are some very civilized oases where you can spend a peaceful, even contemplative Sunday without spending much money...
An Artefact That Speaks to the Fragility of Earth’s Creatures
The Art: Hand-carved wooden giraffe from Tanzania The Story: I typically make it a habit not to purchase anything while I am travelling until the end of any trip, for fear that anything fragile or precious may not survive while I am still on the move. (I am, in fact,...
Why the best souvenirs are stories
For someone who doesn’t consider herself much of a shopper when I travel, I’ve managed to bring back a lot of stuff for our house. But this kind of ‘stuff’ comes with something much more valuable than a great exchange rate at some foreign department store – these objects comes with stories, and because of that, they have become my personal travel artefacts.
