My Fairy-Tale Life, by Steven Boone

A good fairy-tale has spills and thrills, twists and turns, darkness and light, a bit of fear, salvation, and lessons. My sojourn in Europe ...

I have been traveling across continents for 6 ½ months since leaving Santa Fe last February. I am using the same two suitcases, with some di...

Rome is called “The Eternal City”, and there is a saying that “all roads lead to Rome.” These days, routes through the air bring traveler...

At times, as I travel along on the river of life, the sights and sounds are so fantastic and varied, that I realize they are impossible to...

It is rather incredible how THE DREAM unfolds, always bringing astonishment and myriad surprises to my senses. Now I am in Paris, a sensor...

Ducking. This word is an odd figure of speech that has different meanings, including: to lower the head or the body quickly to avoid a blow ...

I feel I am just beginning to scratch under the surface of Berlin and German culture. A short stay is not enough to get through the seemingl...

It was not long ago that Germany was an empire in ruins, divided in two parts, almost schizophrenic. Add to that the national horror of its ...

I feel like a bee, flying from flower to flower, gathering pollen and cross-pollinating as well. Today is a long journey over changing lands...

I have been traveling for six months now, and today I wondered, where am I? Of course I know that I am in Florence, Italy, but there is a pa...

THE DREAM has re-united me with my daughter Sarah in Italy. I had not planned to return here so soon, but the currents of life and affecti...