Going back to Wales
‘There’s no place like home.’ – Judy Garland in The Wizard of Oz. Going back to Wales is nostalgic. The best thing my parents ever did was to move our… Read more
Two tales from the Blue Pearl
‘All great literature is one of two stories; a man goes on a journey or a stranger comes to town.’ – Leo Tolstoy. Breaking… Read more
Postcards from Chefchaouen
‘Blue thou art, intensely blue; Flower, whence came thy dazzling hue?’ – James Montgomery. I’ll admit it, hands up, guilty. Chefchaouen, or The Blue… Read more
The irresistible urge to write
‘If the urge to write should ever leave me, I want that day to be my last.’ – Naguib Mahfouz. Oh, how I’ve missed… Read more
On returning: A range of emotions
‘Your emotions are meant to fluctuate… It’s a system that’s supposed to move back and forth, between happy and unhappy. That’s how the system… Read more
Souvenir tales: Israel and Jordan
‘A great souvenir is a singular tangible memory keeper, an almost metaphysical object.’ – Unknown. Although it’s not a key part of my travel experience, I… Read more
Visiting the Memorial to the Murdered Jews of Europe
‘It happened, therefore it can happen again: this is the core of what we have to say.’ Primo Levi. Writing from the Holocaust I am standing in… Read more
HTMW Recaps – February 2017
I normally add a quote to the beginning of each post that sums up or enhances my writing. However, I’m going to use my… Read more
A vignette from Mongolia
‘That feeling when you’re so cold you’d give anything to be warm…’ – Bear Grylls. First touch of cold The first thing that strikes… Read more
On camaraderie
‘We’re all working together; that’s the secret.’ – Sam Walton. I’ve noticed fairly frequently when I travel and something goes wrong (be it a… Read more