MARCH 2013

Picture the world as a gathering point for drifters walking with packs on their backs, cosmic vagabonds who refuse to accept that we must consume all production and therefore work for the privilege of consuming and buying more...

Back in our element again: on the road. 1955. Ray Smith, bohemian wanderer and Buddhist seeker, arrives in San Francisco to reconnect with poet friends and beatnik spirits. He meets Japhy Ryder, a devotee of Japanese culture, who will reshape his entire worldview...

1973. General Pinochet overthrows President Allende, installing a military dictatorship in Chile. Fifteen years later—fifteen years of oppression, repression, arbitrary arrests, murder, and torture—Pinochet faces mounting international criticism...

I'd been wanting to explore Transboréal's "Little Philosophy of Travel" collection for a while—a series examining every facet of travel. Started with a subject close to my heart: walking. But this isn't just about putting one foot in front of another...

My absence from this blog lately? Simple. Nothing particularly interesting to say. February reading was uninspiring. Nothing captivating, except one excellent novel I'll tell you about soon...