Empty Nest Expat

A sample quote from the public literature project "Those Who Go"   My Danish friend Michael, who took me on my very firs...

Rita Golden Gelman Author, "Tales of a Female Nomad" and over seventy children's books It struck me today as I was sit...

  Village leader at his traditional house in Harran, Turkey.  Recently the New York Times, inspired by travel writer Paul Theroux, asked ...

Recently a friend shared a poem with me that she said reminded her of me. I had never heard of this poem, but upon reading it, I enjoyed t...

 Travel writer Benji Lanyado in Vienna Should he be looking at his phone instead? My goodness, I never expected to be away from my blog for...

One of my loyal readers contacted me and said, ''Are you alrıght? You haven't posted since the 14th of June.'' Thank you...

Divas in the Desert On a cold, rainy, and gray day in a cold and rainy capital city, I slipped into a glittering new shopping mall to taste...

Good morning from Sofia, Bulgaria! What a fantastic, comfortable, and easy bus trip that was. There was so much to look at.  It was the firs...

I decided to take a bus to Istanbul because I knew it would be a volcano-proof plan, I wouldn't have to stay awake watching my luggage l...

Today is a blur.  A sunny, potentially relaxing day in Prague but still a blur. I'm packing up my things because today marks my last day...

  Sun sets on a beautiful summer evening at the UW Memorial Union Terrace It's the perfect place to have a beer and a brat an...

I'm glad to see this guy is still going strong in Prague's Old Town Square. He produces endless smiles, joy, and singing in those pa...

If you're interested in starting a life of vagabonding or setting out to see the world and do any kind of internet research, you quickly...

Andel Metro Stop When I first arrived in Prague, I would get off at the Andel Metro Stop every morning to go to class.  The Andel station...

"Can you tell me," asked my native-Czech student shyly near the end of a lesson one day, "anything you see here that is bette...