Acadia Hiking Map
I awake from the sound of boots on gravel early the following morning. It’s not unusual for pilgrims to be marching from 6am onwards, but for most, between 7 …
Ithaca in History & Today
There are two Ithacas – one the modern island of Ithaki, the other the Ithaca of the Odyssey. Many have tried to reconcile them, for, if Mycenae and Troy …
Red River Gorge Hiking Trails Map
The Familiar One – A Tale from my Favourite Path The familiar one is the route we know intimately because we have walked it many times. Instead of focusing …
Free Travels
Free Travels A blogger asks the question, “So what if you don’t have any dollars or days saved up for a vacation?” He then went on to say, “Savvy …
Haides & Persephone
Haides, Zeus and Poseidon, the mighty triad, ruled creation. In the Iliad, Poseidon outlines the arrangement: We are three brothers, born of Cronus and Rhea – Zeus, myself, and …
Mycenae & the Curse on Agamemnon’s Family
It never leaves this house, the chorus, chanting its cabbala in unison, cacophonous, words so diabolic – and they’ve drunk human blood. And so their power is growing and …
Kansas Map
C.W. Parker Carousel Museum- This Leavenworth, Kansas treasure explores the history of the famous wooden Parker carousels. The museum houses a rare 1913 Parker carousel- still functional, the carousel …
Apollo & Hyacinthus
In the Eurotas valley and its surrounding mountains the divine seems palpable. Mythology tells that at Amyclae god did once walk with human when Apollo fell in love with …