Category: travel

  • I’ve never written about the world’s best chocolate bar because it is generally only available in Canada. Why disappoint my American friends who wouldn’t be able to enjoy it? Ignorance is bliss, right? But last week, my amazing spouse — who it’s possible may have the better eye when it comes to the candy section…

  • The book was waiting for me. It was a moment when you can’t help believing in fate. I’ve been compiling a list of books to discuss with fellow writers at a workshop I’m giving in June. I want a range of voices and genres, and woke up one morning in early January thinking to include…

  • Bison probably don’t top the list of charismatic mega fauna you’d see in San Francisco. But there they were, right in the heart of Golden Gate Park on a sunny Friday afternoon. They do top my “unexpected encounters with bison” list. Second on that list would be the time I spotted a wood bison, grazing…