TobyI haven’t been writing much the last couple weeks. I think sometimes, when it comes to writing about our experiences, there have to be periods […]
Tag: photography
Cape Town Snapshots
Street art near Assembly, Cape Town. Are these snapshots I share so often an exercise in lassitude or creativity? I’ll admit I write them when […]
One Reason I Am in Love with Cape Town
South Africa—Cape Town included—is a complicated place. It is complex, fraught with tension and not particularly safe. It is fascinating, for this half-anthropologist, half-writer (and […]
Helsinki Snapshots
Monday, 11 January 2016 It is 2:30 pm, and the sky already seems to be getting dark as I make my way to the Helsinki […]
Tallinn Snapshots
Greetings from Tallinn! On Monday, my friend and I took the 2-hour ferry from Helsinki, Finland to Tallinn, Estonia. Our mission? Like nearly every other […]
Stockholm Snapshots
Believe it or not, this is right in Stockholm! I’ve fallen behind. There are several cities I have seen and enjoyed without writing a single […]
Traveling Light: “Only What I Can Carry” Photo Project
Saturday, October 3rd, 2015. Helsinki, Finland. [This is only an excerpt from a longer piece about this project written for elephant journal. For the full […]
An Incomplete Guide to Sicily in Quotes & Pictures
Valle dei Templi (Valley of the Temples), Agrigento, Sicily “The climate’s delicate; the air most sweet. Fertile the isle, the temple much surpassing The common […]
Cows on the Beach (Photos)
There is something delightful about seeing herds of cows wandering along the beach. Sure, when I stop to think about how much manure is probably […]