Lyn Fuchs's Blog, page 31

Road Babe Dispatch From Delphi Greece

We take an early bus to Delphi. It’s a pilgrimage many have made before, to the belly button of the earth and the oracle of Apollo. We pass through undulating mountains carpeted with green moss. The closer we get the thicker the air gets, weighted down with water particles until it becomes a visible fog. This condensation becomes a condensed sensation, pouring in streams through the open bus windows.
I sit behind the driver, watching the curvy road roll toward our destination. I’m expecti...

Martin Scorsese Spends Time In Paris

Some find Paris the city of love and light. Others discover a maze of soot and sewage. Much of life's beauty is in the eye (and heart) of the beholder. So, the film Hugo begins with a wondrous flight through an industrial urban underbelly of trains and clocks that a less romantic view would see as ... less romantic.
Hugo Cabret (Asa Butterfield) is an orphan boy shuffling around this industrial coil with eyes full of wonder. Georges Melies (Ben Kingsley) is a weary man ready to shuffle off thi...

Twisted Vagabondage Tale From Tipp Ireland

You know how sometimes you’re wandering along, trying to take everything in, making the most of the surroundings, absorbing the atmosphere, then something stops you in your tracks and makes you think...

“What the Hell?"
Despite not being a particularly religious person - spiritual yes, religious no - I have a real passion for old churches and ruined buildings. Having more than a passing interest in history means I tend to spend my holidays wandering around remnants of medieval sites o...

Primal Wilderness Rambling From Dayville Oregon

I have a love affair with the High Desert. I grew up in it, playing barefoot on its clay-filled soil. Outside of Madras Oregon, a small farm community North of Bend, thousands of acres of government-dubbed "wasteland" were my childhood stomping grounds. Chasing wild jack rabbits or stalking antelope were common hobbies of mine, as I dreamed of someday seeing the outside world. It was a rare occasion when my older brother and his wife took me on an outing to the eastern Oregon town of Dayville...

Spice Girl Caravan To Gulmarg Kashmir

"You’re going to Kashmir? Are you sure it’s safe?"
If you’ve lived in India or followed Indian affairs, you know that’s precisely the reaction planning a trip to Kashmir will evoke. This sparkling jewel cradled in the Himalayas has been clouded by years of political unrest and even violence. Kashmir has been the battleground for decades of religious, political, military and diplomatic war. It's a land where Indian soldiers and civilians have shed many drops of sweat, blood and tears. Despite r...