Slow Travel Finds Sardines on the Beach in Crucita
Early October, another beautiful morning at our tranquil Ecuadorian beach house. But our view of the consistently blue Pacific had changed. Large…
Slow Travel #59, A Birthday to Remember
On November 17, 2012, I turned 59. It was a beautiful morning in Cuenca, Ecuador. We had a simple breakfast, then around ten took the 25-cent bus…
A Mindful Seven Months of Slow Travel
We spent February in Key West, Florida, a place full of history and interesting people. Then we left the country for arty San Miguel de Allende,…
Venice, Louisiana, at the end of the road
Far from the French Quarter, where the road south ends, we found Venice, Louisiana, and one of those unexpected experiences with great food…
The Day, The Place, One Man’s Peace at The End of the Pier
Some days you leave the house for a seemingly normal outing and life confronts you with the profound and wonderful where you least expect it. That’s…
Montgomery, Alabama
On the next road from Washington, D.C., to New Orleans — leading through Montgomery, Alabama — we relived the history that had brought America a…