As wildfires threaten Athens, five poets discover surprising symbols of endurance in a forgotten monastery and a forest steeped in myth. Travel essay and photos in Perceptive Travel.
Category: Literary Travel
For many years, I contributed to the Providence Sunday Journal and other publications, writing features, lyric essays, and humorous anecdotes about encounters in faraway places. Here’s a sampling. Where am I headed next? Contact me to talk about future assignments.
Reading Elizabeth Bishop on Serifos
For Off Assignment, Jackie Craven writes about a magical writing retreat in Serifos, Greece.
The Tao of Taos
“Mystery Mountain” Lures Artists to New Mexico. Travel feature for the Sunday Providence Journal.
Wales Awakens the Wizard Within
In an upstairs bedroom of a lighthouse on the breezy southern shore of Wales, an astrologer pronounced me “psychic.” Travel essay for the Providence Sunday Journal.
Belgium’s Castles Offer Cozy Comforts
When my editor asked me to check out castles in Belgium, I conjured images of opulent palaces and imposing châteaux. Instead I found something better. Travel story for the Providence Sunday Journal.
Whirlwind Tourists Do Japan
Whirlwind tourists find they’re not in Kansas anymore. Travel essay from the Providence Sunday Journal and other newspapers.
Hay Castle, Home of a Self-Made King
Thanks to the eccentric British bibliophile, the sleepy Welsh village of Hay-on-Wye became a world-famous literary center and the site of the famous Hay Festival held every spring in Wales and various times of the year in a dozen other countries, from Nigeria to Bangladesh. Story from the Providence Sunday Journal.