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  • 801. Inauspicious Beginnings

    Departures and Arrivals. Every trip has these components. It doesn’t matter whether I’m going to the grocery store, driving to Stone Mountain to climb the mountain, or flying to India.… Read more

  • 800. Remembering India through a Fulbright-Hays Seminar

    Similar to many other recent, freshly bestowed, humanities’ Ph.D.’s, I didn’t’ have a full-time job. Fortunately, I am an adjunct at DeKalb College. Because my wife Mary teaches English at… Read more

  • 677. Signs of Wars

    Strangers from Overseas came for the neolithic hill forts. The Romans came. The Angles and Saxons from northern Germany and southern Scandinavia came. The Vikings from Denmark, Norway, and Sweden… Read more

  • 676. Fifteen Rules for Pubs

    Okay, I’ve eaten in plenty of pubs. While I pick up a pre-made ham and cheddar cheese sandwich from M&S sometimes or go to a real restaurant occasionally, I usually… Read more

  • 675. A Breakfast Table Comparison

    I’m enjoying breakfast in Winchester. I’m in that limbo period, post-walk completion, pre-Mary and cousins arrival. Since I have time to mull over this last walk in comparison with some… Read more

  • 674. Why Should the Last Day Surprise Me

    On the one hand, I’m eager to reach the end of the South West Coast Path. I’m looking forward to the large, artistic sign symbolizing the end of the SWCP… Read more

  • 673. Fellow Path-Walkers Conversations

    When I walked the Via Francigena, I did not talk to a single fellow walker until I talked to Russ around the tenth day of my walk. Not on the… Read more

  • 672. Thatched Roofs and Quaint Cottages: English Villages as Destinations

    As I’ve mentioned before, every day shortly after noon, I begin to look forward to my night’s lodging. Despite names like East Farm BnB, my lodging has all been within… Read more

  • 671. “Not One of Them…But I Am”

    When I look at a map, I’ve moved through a considerable part of southwestern England. I would suppose that I’ve seen plenty that this part of England offers. But I… Read more

  • 670. Signs

    I usually keep a look-out for signs. When I recall the times that I’ve gotten lost, I usually do so for a number of reasons. I get distracted. I intentionally… Read more

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