travel
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The Velvet Cage and an Empty Purse
What’s your best tip for budget travel? I have always preferred traveling in the off-season. Yes, it is less expensive, but that is hardly its greatest luxury. The crowds disappear. The streets become streets again. Tables sit empty beneath the… Continue reading
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I Was Never Going to the Airport
What’s the best and worst airport you’ve been to? I have never met a good airport. I have never met a bad one either. An airport is a door. Who stands in the doorway admiring the hinges? Looking through my… Continue reading
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Somewhere Beyond the Frame
Which fictional world would be the most fun to vacation in? There are places I would love to see, but most of them suffer from the same unfortunate condition. They exist. And if I am being offered a vacation somewhere… Continue reading
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You Pick the Horizon and Find the Train
What are your top 10 travel destinations? I write to you buried beneath a mountainous avalanche of leather satchels, hatboxes, and brass-bound trunks… my corset simply too tight to catch my breath beneath the worldly possessions of people who apparently… Continue reading
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Table for Two, Suspect for One
Rain had turned traffic into a slow-moving river of brake lights, but I arrived at the restaurant damp and exactly on time. I had just settled into the warm booth, with the scent of garlic drifting from the kitchen, when… Continue reading
