The Art of Travel

It is art that makes life, makes interest, makes importance…and I know of no substitute whatever for the force and beauty of its process.

Henry James

As I mentioned previously, I’ve been reading Prague Pictures by John Banville and am relieved to find that my experience of Prague  as indecipherable is not unique. But, as Banville’s title suggests, that isn’t the end of his musings. Banville finally begins to glimpse Prague through the photos of a long-time Prague resident: photographer Josef Sudek. Continue reading

Ruminations on a Trip: Frankfurt, The Rheingau and Prague

The motivations were different. Circumstances this year required a reevaluation of prior Thanksgiving traditions. And trips are different when you are going to see loved ones rather than a place. I mostly needed a change of scenery, and, in that sense, my trip succeeded. But I can’t shake the sense that the trip lacked something. It’s an unfamiliar feeling. Continue reading