It was 10 p.m. and the only movement was a state police car creeping along the shoulder past a seemingly interminable line of cars and trucks. The bullhorn stuck out the window was supposed to be telling us what was going on, but the voice that …
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Blogging like no one is reading in 2012
January 9, 2012 14 reader comments
Creating and maintaining this site has been a labor of love for the past three and a half years, and for the most part I've enjoyed myself hugely. But as I head toward my fourth blogging anniversary in June, the myriad challenges of maintaining a …
An interview with Jennifer Wilson
November 22, 2011 Leave a comment »
I recently reviewed Jennifer Wilson's book Running Away to Home in which she shares the story of her family's four-month stay in Mrkopalj, Croatia. Today she has graciously agreed to answer my questions about that adventure and also the subsequent …
Croatia or bust: A review of Running Away to Home
November 18, 2011 3 reader comments
As the holidays approach, I'm thinking about two things: Getting some books to read on the road, and also ones that I'd like to share as gifts for my traveling friends. Running Away to Home by Jennifer Wilson would be great for either purpose. If …
Dreaming of holiday travel with baby
November 14, 2011 3 reader comments
So in case you hadn't noticed, because perhaps it snuck up on you, next week begins the holiday travel season. My first-born (who is now on the downward slope of nine heading for ten so fast it makes my head spin) was half a year old for his first …
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