That herby smell mixed into his fur is one of my favorite smells. I travelled to Eastern Europe just after the Berlin wall fell. I was thrown back to my childhood in 70’s Paris. The Trabants, Yugos, ...

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North to Paradise is Ousman Umar’s extraordinary account of his journey from a small Ghanaian village to Europe, a five-year odyssey he began as a thirteen-year-old boy. After a childhood spent ...

If you’re finding that using quotation marks no longer returns exact phrase matches on Google, here’s a workaround: After conducting your search, click on “Tools” under the search bar, then click on ...

Paging through this collection of overloaded vehicles and ingenious transportation solutions from everyday life in Cambodia makes me happy. The “can do” spirit is contagious. While poverty drives a ...

I lived out of a bag for most of the past year, traveling with my wife. We visited 11 countries and used all manner of transportation. I used Rick Steves’ Convertible Carry-On Bag, and my wife used ...

Absolutely nothing! I read once that if you have a cat you should not store anything under the bed. If there is an emergency you can still reach your cat because they can’t hide in between the things ...

Sign up here to get What’s in my NOW? a week early in your inbox. I live in the mountains with my husband, daughter, and dog, and I find joy in every season ...

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