Unexpected Scotland stopover
Henceforth I shall stay at hotels which have spas within the facilities, I proclaimed to mother earlier today, after having gone for a swim in...
Category: Travels
Orkut frenzy
The internet community is wild with Orkut frenzy. Probably it’s because it’s a Google project – otherwise it’s pretty much like any online community. Much...
Gray and rainy
Welwyn Garden City is a small idyllic village that’s more like a cute London suburb – only 30 minutes to King’s Cross by train. D’s...
Awake. Wide awake.
It’s criminally early. I left home at around the time I’ve been going to bed the past few nights. K was a darling and gave...
From my Morning pages
Another week has begun. November is passing fast and I don’t mind. It’s a depressing month. Dark and dull. The trees are bare, mist lurking,...
Long journey home
The trip is almost over. I just mailed my last postcards at the airport in Denver, after having been given a ride by David who...
Colorado week
I’ve been at P&D’s place for a week now. Colorado is beautiful. The altitude makes me sleepy though, and the air dries my mouth and...
How I ended up in Utah for four hours
Things change quickly. P has been asking me to come sooner ever since I booked my domestic tickets when I couldn’t get hold of her....
At Elliot Bay Book Company in the afternoon
Liquorice spice tea, an odd combination of orange and anis. Veggie chili soup and a foccacia with mozarella, red peppers, tapenade and basil. This is...
A day full of words, outside and in
What wonderful places! What oasises, what inspiration, what a bubbling, singing, laughing, crying cacaphony of creativity and life! Seattle is beating with a warm pulse,...
At the tip of the Needle
Overcoming fear is a powerful mood enhancer. Somehow I just knew I would go up, and up I went. The Space Needle is Seattle’s landmark,...
Sunny Seattle(!)
Seattle is treating me to very un-Seattle-like weather. Sunshine and 25 degrees Celsius. It’s been sunny all the time on this trip so far. I...
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