I always find something amazing in the travel lit section…
My last London day was a short one. We had a flight to catch that evening, but there was still time to shift the scope of my trip back to books.
Writer, Explorer and Travel Philosopher
On A Weekend Crusade
July 1, 2018 by 6 Comments
The Blurred Crusade — live, electric, and in its entirety…
The centrepiece of this packed London weekend I’ve been telling you about was two days of music with The Church at Bush Hall.
I travelled by thought with The Church long before I ever set out on the road for real.
Visiting One of My Travel Inspirations
June 26, 2018 by Leave a Comment
A mausoleum fit for an explorer…
We had a packed agenda on this 3-day London trip, but as luck would have it, there was a two hour window of free time on Saturday morning.
Talking Travel Writing at The British Museum
June 23, 2018 by 1 Comment
The British Museum
I flew over to London last weekend for a packed 3 days of events.
It was good to be back in one of the world’s truly great cities. My last visit was in 2016.
How Potsdam Shaped the Cold War World
June 12, 2018 by 2 Comments
The Cecilienhof, site of the 1945 Potsdam Conference…
I haven’t written a new blog in ages. Working on a book has kept me close to home this past year.
But I took an afternoon away from my desk last week to check out an exhibit on the painter Max Beckmann at Potsdam’s Barberini museum.
6 Months — No Justice in Europe’s Pirate State
April 17, 2018 by 10 Comments
It has been 6 months since Daphne was murdered in Malta
I still remember where I was when Daphne Caruana Galizia was murdered.
I Had an Art Attack in Dresden
March 12, 2018 by 2 Comments
A Communist mosaic on the Kulturpalast reminds us that this was East Germany
My other reason for visiting Dresden was the art.
We stopped at the Albertinum on our first day in town to immerse ourselves in contemporary art, from the Romantic period to the present.
A Quick Trip to Dresden
March 6, 2018 by 2 Comments
Is that a Romantic hero from a Caspar David Friedrich painting staring pensively at the Elbe…?
I took the train down to Dresden a couple weeks ago.
It was very clean there, and at first this unnerved me. There wasn’t any litter or graffiti around the main station either, or in the old town. A very un-Berlin sense of order reigns.
Jordan Peterson’s 12 Rules for Life
February 22, 2018 by Leave a Comment
Read this book: 12 Rules for Life by Jordan Peterson
If you came to my work through the personal freedom or lifestyle design articles I’ve written here and in publications like Early to Rise, then this is a book you’ll want to check out.
Intoxicating Stories to Shake Up Your Evenings
February 16, 2018 by Leave a Comment
These books belong on every serious drinker’s shelf…
Once upon a time, cocktail hour was an occasion. A sacred space.
When the work day ended, you visited your favourite bar to put a little distance between the office and home.
This was not excess; it was ritual. A quiet moment of reflection.
