A random moment on the Métro in Paris, perhaps a dozen years ago, returning late at night to our apartment.
Two young people get on, carrying several carrier bags; they quickly snap a sheet across two poles and, voilà! Showtime!
The French was too fast for my ear, the singing was pleasant if not professional, and the show was over in three or four stations. Certainly worth the €5 we left. Cheap for a memory.
Whether you aim to summit Everest or simply trek to the base of Machapuchare, Nepal’s peaks offer a spectrum of adventure for every level of explorer
ProfessorAbe’s latest post takes us on a visit to a UNESCO-listed monastery on the island of Chios
Early one morning DrFumblefinger discovers these prints in the sand close to his tent sight. beside the Colorado River in Canyonlands National Park. What might have made them?
A visit to a remote site of a mining massacre on the Oregon side of the Snake River
A make-your-own-art exhibit at the Brooklyn Museum also makes a point about the environment
A make-your-own-art exhibit at the Brooklyn Museum also makes a point about the environment
This is all the clue there is: Is it enough for you to name the scene of a future TravelGumbo blog? Email answers by Monday midnight to [email protected].
A sculpture by a modern master was a birthday gift to the Brooklyn Museum by a well-known painter
