Yes Virginia There is a Cesky Krumlov
Yes Virginia There is a Cesky Krumlov I've lived with the self-induced notion that I am a man of the world, well informed about its arts, sciences, day to day…
Fun in Karlovy Vary
Fun in Karlovy Vary I finally started having fun when I reached Karlovy Vary (Carlsbad). The train station where I first arrived sits on top of a hill about a…
Pilsen – This Could be Heaven or This Could be Hell
Pilsen - This Could be Heaven or This Could be Hell Be careful what goals you pursue because you might eventually get them. Pilsner was completely different from Prague, and…
Two Step
Two Step I had clearly miscalculated! I had expected this trip to be a carefully orchestrated "Last Waltz" but it quickly turned into a manic two step. I don't know…
Iceland Redux, Redux, Redux
Iceland Redux, Redux, Redux Time is not a river. It is a jungle."'(from the TV series Legion, 2019). What once was dominant and formidable now exists only as bleached bones,…
My Last Waltz
My Last Waltz When I first created My Road Less Taken I divided it into a section about past travels, a section about the travels I was currently taking in…
In the Begining
In the Beginning... The first passport picture of a callow young man with puffy eyes and a ridiculous mustache"In the beginning...the earth was without form, and void, and darkness was…
Goodbye Colombia, Goodbye
Good Bye Colombia, Good Bye I've started packing up my clothes and cameras in preparation for leaving Colombia. It is a sad task. I've come to like Medellin much more…
Epiphany or Ignis Fatuus?
Epiphany or Ignis Fatuus- a Story I step off the bus in a little village square at quarter past noon. According to the bus schedule I keep securely in my…
Chapter 4 – Coffee The What and How
Coffee - Part 1 - The What and How! A blog about Colombia would be incomplete without a chapter about Colombian coffee. I had done some research about coffee in…