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I’ve stayed at this hotel a couple of times now on my travels. Partially because it’s convenient to the airport and has a cool vibe, and partially because I get…

For the past several years, I generally checked the time on either my laptop or phone. Unfortunately, that meant that, whenever I checked the time, my brain drifted to thoughts…

This is possibly the tallest tree in Mt. Field National Park in Tasmania. Swamp gums are actually the tallest hardwoods in the world. (If you immediately think of the California…

This centuries-old tree, providing shelter for this centuries-old bench, is made stronger by the braces. How glad the tree must be to have those braces to lean on. What’s holding…

This room is found at the visitor center of Mount Field National Park in Tasmania. But I am going to invite myself and you to make this every room everywhere.

Even though we city dwellers have parks galore, we often feel cut off from the natural world. When I lived in Brooklyn, I remember coming up the subway stairs once…

From my seat on the airplane, I see this sign on the international airport in Hobart, Tasmania. I am perplexed. We’ll be flying above the trees, hopefully not into them.…

Nostalgia is a funny thing. I didn't grow up in a sports-oriented family. (In fact, I have no memory of a single sporting event showing on our television set through…