• Posted on January 27, 2013

OFF-SEASON TRAVELERS

There’s high season.  There’s low season.  Then there’s January 27th.  One of the great joys of traveling for a whole year is that for large swaths of time, you get the world to yourself.

  • Posted on January 19, 2013

THIS IS WHAT 10 LOOKS LIKE

Today we celebrate the first decade of Finn.  Happy birthday to a remarkable kid — philosopher, writer, muse, pool shark, geography expert, the original Optimistic Eye, our travel companion and guide.  He surely has more stamps in his passport than most ten years olds on the planet — and he even knows how especially lucky […]

  • Posted on December 28, 2012

WE CRY IN PUBLIC: KELLY GEISSMANN (1978-2012)

Today we lost a great friend who died way, way too young.  Now we are slammed with the peculiar pain of anticipated heartbreak.  We knew all too well that Kelly was sick, that she was down to her final months, weeks, and recently days.  We had mourned for her many times in anticipation of losing […]

  • Posted on November 11, 2012

MARRIAGE CORNER

In People’s Square, thousands of aging Shanghainese parents gather every Sunday to try and fix up their unwed sons and daughters.  When we heard about this, we knew it was something we had to witness — and we also knew it might be wise to bring along a bonafide Chinese bachelor to introduce us to […]

  • Posted on November 09, 2012

WHAT WE SEE TODAY: BIRTHDAY WOMAN

Since 1991, when I first met her, I’ve gotten a front row seat to watch Jen grow older and more beautiful.  There is no more fabulous view a guy could have.  She is an extraordinary wife, mother, daughter, sister, friend, adventurer, writer, director, travel companion, taskmaster, collaborator, and muse.  Jen is fierce and opinionated, and she […]

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