CROSSING TIME ZONES
From the monthly archives: February 2011
“Hello, madam, rickshaw? Where are you going? Hello, madam! Hello? Hello!” The rickshaw-wallahs swarmed around disembarking passengers at the bus depot in Delhi, India, their singsong English aimed at likely clients. As an obvious non-Indian and a young woman traveling alone, I attracted more than my fair share of attention. I shouldered my backpack and [...]
Off the west coast of Sweden, not far from the Norwegian border, lies Kosterhavet National Park, the country’s first marine national park, established in September 2009. A place of great beauty, Kosterhavet boasts the highest levels of biological diversity in Sweden, with 6,000 species underwater and an equal number – mostly birds, plants, insects, [...]
If there’s one art form that’s inextricably linked with Argentina, it’s the tango, that controlled yet sensual dance form that arose in Buenos Aires towards the end of the 19th century. Tango most likely originated in the dance venues frequented by the young, poor toughs known as compadritos – men with few possessions to [...]
This summer I had the pleasure of visiting the beautiful Koster Islands off the west coast of Sweden. My article about my visit has just been published in Sierra Magazine:
Rain and wind lash at my Gore-Tex as I make my way up a trail on the island of Ursholmen toward Sweden’s westernmost lighthouse. On [...]
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