We Went Everywhere
My father, Belfry Hamilton, would have turned 100 today. He passed away in 1998 in his 81st year. I’d say that he had about 79 very…
The Orient Express: Leg 5, Bucharest to Budapest
09:10. I’ve really enjoyed my stay in Bucharest but it’s time to move on. I don’t feel too guilty about only staying two or three…
The Orient Express: Leg 4, Sofia to Bucharest
08:00. This is the second time I’ve made the 30 minute hike from Hostel Mostel to Sofia Central Station. Yesterday I got as far as the…
The Orient Express: Leg 3, Plovdiv to Sofia
1:20. Earlier this morning I had the excellent free breakfast at the hostel before walking a few blocks to find an ATM and check out the…
The Orient Express: Leg 2, Veliko Tărnovo to Plovdiv
Friday, February 17 1:30. There’s a cab parked in front of Hostel Mostel and the driver is honking his horn so I grab my backpack and…
The Orient Express for Dummies
Today finds me in the charming Bulgarian city of Veliko Tărnovo. I’ve barely begun my overland journey from Istanbul to Paris and already the questions are…
The Orient Express: Leg 1, Istanbul to Veliko Tărnovo
Sunday, February 12, 2017 9:55. I was sipping hot tea in the little cafe in Istanbul’s historic Sirkeci train station when a female voice (quite possibly…
Saturday #137: Goodbye #bunk, Hello Pera Palace
I had mixed feelings when I checked out of my Istanbul hostel on the morning of Saturday #137. This was my second stint at the Taksim…
Saturday #136: Finding Merrell (Part II)
My earliest memory of shopping for shoes is from a Saturday morning in the late summer of 1970. It was time to start thinking about back-to-school…
Saturday #135: Finding Merrell
I didn’t know what to expect of Bangalore when I boarded a bus in Goa last Saturday evening. Being a fairly large city, I assumed that…
