Monthly Archives: July 2019

If you want to go fast, go alone.  If you want to go far, go together. This quotable saying may (or may not) be an authentic African proverb. Whatever it’s origins, I have found myself thinking about it since the trip I took with a good friend earlier this summer. Sure, if you travel alone, you can make your plans and do them without having to take the…

Last month, my friend, Jan, and I travelled to the East Coast. We visited places I’ve always wanted to see: Cape Cod, Martha’s Vineyard, and Nantucket. I showed her favorite places from my childhood: my hometown on Long Island, N.Y. and a favorite vacation spot in New Hampshire. We visited friends at their charming farmhouse in a small town and walked the streets of Boston and New York…