Category: Travel

A Pirate’s Life for Me

From what I understand of Azores history, the islands served as transAtlantic fueling stations and historically housed whalers and fisherman. But it’s easy to imagine...

Windows and Walls

It’s funny. If there was a wall like this in your neighborhood, you’d curse your neighbors for not tearing it down or fixing it up....

Catwalk

This cobblestone mosaic path was in the public garden behind our hotel in the Azores. Cats; gardens; art. How lovely to find three things I...

Biscoitos Beach

This rocky beach facing the Atlantic on the north side of Terceira Island looked pretty threatening when I visited it in November. But Biscoitos is...

Bird of Paradise

I saw this bird of paradise plant in the Azores, a place which seems like paradise to me. It’s too cool where I live for...