Palermo is a hard city to forget – I’ve still got the bedbug bites as reminders – but an even harder city to figure out. It is a tumultuous, urban, energetic mess sprawling like a hardy weed at the foot of jutting rocky cliffs and choppy ocean waters. In the middle of [...]

When was the last time I took a two-week vacation?  I honestly can’t say with any certainty – high school, college…? A couple years back we spent ten days in Paris. It felt extravagant and my memories of our time there are as airy and sweet as a macaroon. [...]

Three days in Portland. Hyper-caffeinated, hyper-pollinated (the sidewalks are literally paved with flowers and allergies have got my head spinning) and, well, pretty satisfied. I think m’lady and I barely scratched the surface of this town, even as we hopped on dozens of transit lines and trekked untold avenues. Portland is a town [...]