To Read on the Road: Novels Set in Ireland
On the plane to Ireland I had to admit I didn’t much like James Joyce to my Irish seat-mate. She exclaimed, “Oh my dear, no one ever actually reads Joyce, they […]
Category Archives: Travel
My Dad’s Stories: A Picture is Worth a Thousand Words
Langeland where I was born has been described by romantic women as the ‘Rose in the Sea’. Editor/Daughter’s Note: When my dad was in his 80s he wrote up his memories […]
11 Dead in Oaxaca (Mexico)
Guadalajara, 2006. There’s a protest in the Zocalo. ‘LA PAX DE FOX’ reads one sign, the dove’s wings degrading into knives and bayonets, dripping blood. PAX is ‘peace‘, FOX is […]
to Read on the Road: Novels Set in Vietnam
I’m not fond of war so none of the books I chose to read in Vietnam were about the Vietnamese War except as a backdrop. Instead the books focussed on […]
Castillo de Curiel in Spain, Spending the Night in a Renovated Medieval Castle
October 15, 2014. It never stopped raining that day so we headed straight for our destination that night, the Castillo de Curiel, a renovated medieval castle that had been converted […]
Clunia, an Extensive Roman Ruin in Spain
October 15, 2014, morning. CLUNIA, A ROMAN RUIN We started our soggy day by heading to Clunia, a Roman ruin that had existed as a town for several hundred years […]
To Read on the Road: Myanmar
I always try to find a good selection of books to take with me when I travel and here are a few books I read while travelling through Myanmar, and […]
