I n Western North Carolina, the 40 days and nights between the end of September and the start of…A year before Hurricane Helene, UN Secretary-General António Guterres opened the first Global Ambition Summit in New York by declaring that…6d ago6d ago
In this second of four postings about Tropical Storm Helene in western North Carolina, which…“BeLoved Asheville does great community work and supports those who need it most. Many people, businesses, and organizations have also…Nov 1Nov 1
You can add Asheville and Buncombe County in post-Helene North Carolina to a growing number of…The other four places I’ve short-listed for a project I’m advancing are Denver, Vancouver, destinations of The Nature Conservancy, and hold…Oct 18Oct 18
I f Hurricane Helene left the East Coast with anything funny behind, it had to be a blog by retired…Studied ignorance is the political gift that keeps on giving,” Ron wrote.Oct 4Oct 4
This fortnightly posting links to an essay I was invited to submit for publication by Travel Weekly.Sep 19Sep 19
I watch a family of young adults stew chip-chip, colorful tiny clams collected from the sea edge…For eating, you scoop steaming mouthfuls with pulled-apart wedges of roti prepared in beachfront house kitchens.Sep 5Sep 5
Locals kept getting into the ride with me.“Some watah?” one with his granny asks from a Nissan pickup. “Maybe a lift in the back? I saw you strugglin’ wid yu bags. Can I give you a…Aug 22Aug 22
Along streets in Chaguanas, Trinidad’s largest city, makeshift stands of pegboard lined up with…While I devoured a breakfast roti with green dasheen leaves and curried tofu — filling for TT$8 — about US$1.25 — I sat beside a one-chair…Aug 8Aug 8
(This is the first in a series of excerpts from my travel memoir, After Overtourism; Reimagining…Years after cycling Trinidad the moment hangs full in the mind like a cluster of ripe papaya, like the fast flutter of feeding…Jul 25Jul 25
This fortnightly posting appeared first at The Good Tourism Blog July 2 under the heading “Climate…IntroductionJul 11Jul 11