Not the usual view of New York
New York has been challenging to write about. The last time I did New York in any serious way I was thirteen, but I haven’t avoided the place at all. I’ve passed through, I’ve...
Flying frequently, and writing about it.
Something sensational
“I never travel without my diary. One should always have something sensational to read in the train.” — Oscar Wilde, The Importance of Being Earnest Just before I left uber gave me a really...
The first SNAFU
I wasn’t supposed to see London on this trip. The day before I was due to fly out I got a mail from my brother, my connection to United and the reason I could...
The post-trip blogs
How do you summarize a month flying to and fro across a continent? I’m writing at 32,000 feet from a spacious economy seat, having finally managed to nonverbally convince the person in the middle...
As pretty as an airport
It can hardly be a coincidence that no language on earth has ever produced the expression ‘As pretty as an airport.’ — Douglas Adams, The Long Dark Tea-Time of the Soul (1988) 32 days....
