TobyFinal Destination: Jinja, Uganda—the mouth of the Nile Tuesday, 12 April, 2016—Nairobi, Kenya The New York Times may have all the tips for how to […]
Tag: tourism
Playing Tourist—Because, Penguins
More tourist-ing on the way to the Garden Route. Sometimes, it’s fun to play tourist in your own town—or, you know, any town.Funny, coming from […]
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 […]
High Security
The view from my patio, Hout Bay, Cape Town. Hout Bay, Cape Town, South Africa “You need to watch that the gate closes to make […]
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 […]
Strangers on a Train
“We’re on our way to bible study,” says my friend. (He likes to make up stories, but let’s get real, who doesn’t?) It’s 10:00 pm, […]
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 […]
Being versus Seeing
So, what are you doing here? They say it kindly—with honest curiosity—and they say it in Italian, but that is the question. The woman at […]
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 […]