Here for you is another audio-visual feast of Kalyves. The pictures and videos in this short film were taken during the last week of 2024...

January 15 is an anniversary date... when Barry left his body by suicide (this year it will be seven years) and when Jessica left her...

This post is a pictural and auditory feast for the eyes and ears. If I could add touch, smell, and taste to print, you would truly be...

First, I will quickly let you know that I arrived in Antalya on December 1 and am staying with Svitlana until December 19. Wow, I got...

"Two people walk into a Turkish sweet shop" sounds like the beginning of a joke, right? Maybe just reading the title has changed your...

Things related to grief feel so important to share. First, let me set the stage. There have been an especially large number of...

It has been almost twenty years since Michelle died. At first, back then, grief was all I knew. Grief waves took me over with a...

When people ask if I work while traveling I imagine they are really asking: "How do you afford to travel?" Maybe you are wondering this....

I am staying at Fusun's home for a chunk of November, where it feels like a chilly version of heaven. The last post left you standing...

My one-night stay at the Hans Hotel in Istanbul included a buffet breakfast that ended at 10:00 (am). I imagined breakfast buffet to mean...

I am traveling (and blogging) again, my Friends!

My flight landed in Amsterdam in the dark. I took a train from the airport to Delft, where I would meet and stay (for the next three...

First... I am home in Brattleboro, Vermont, USA. Second... we will travel back in time to Manchester, England. If you have been waiting...

Saturday - my last full day in Germany. Eli suggested we go see the Rhine Falls in Schaffhausen, Switzerland. I asked if we could take a...

Two weeks in Germany is not much time to explore the people, topography, flora, fauna, culture, and all the area has to offer. One week...

On Sunday, Eli and I drove to see the Lichtenstein "Fairytale" Castle. The drive gave us time to talk. Come to find out, Eli finds it...

Eli and I spent Saturday in Tubingen, walking the streets, eating, exploring a castle. There was more to our day than whimsy. There was...

After leaving almost four months of unique experiences and a roller coaster relationship behind me in Turkey, it was (finally) time to...

First, let me assure you that yes, I am currently standing on US soil and am safely home in Vermont. My body arrived first, on March 29,...

If you like drama, you will probably enjoy this post. I could title this post: "The final episode of the relationship roller coaster...