The Meanderthals

Key phrases we’ve learned and deployed thus far in the Meanderthals 2023 European Cheese Tour: “Ferme” (‘closed’, in France and […]

Four friends met in Prague, two of them highly motivated to search for interesting European cheeses. All four came from […]

The mournful sound of bagpipes drifted across the sandy beach, emanating from the other side of a tiny canal that […]

The Meanderthals are hitting the road again, this time with cheesy intent. Even the most astute food historian isn’t clear […]

Writing a novel was never on my bucket list. In fact, it was something I didn’t want to consider. There […]

“There are millions and millions of cells in the body, and each has a purpose, a life and a value,” […]

It’s nearing closing time, so the hunt accelerates. Our eyes peruse the tangle of glass, metal and wood, scanning the […]

The glass doors slide open in the Phnom Penh airport and a face stands out in the crowd. SomOn’s. Eight […]

Summarizing a tour of New Zealand’s South Island is like describing a first kiss: it’s a bundle of raging emotions […]

Think you have it rough? Try my life on for size. I’m a 2002 Fiat Panda. Two door, light green, […]

South Africa holidays have many things to do and see, my South Africa is more than stunning sunsets, craggy coastlines […]

I miss Jake. Though I’ve never met him, seen his face, talked to him, or emailed, Skyped or exchanged Tweets […]

“Why are all these people looking at that rock?” I quipped as we came upon a small group of cars […]

About 20 years ago, I created a fish named Ogden. He sprung to life in my head and flopped onto […]

Cynthia Nevin Hoen used to start her days long before the sun came up, exercising to pre-empt the day’s stress. […]

How odd that Phnom Penh should feel so much like home. And yet, how perfect. This place of bizarre contrasts […]

The woman in the enormous white stovepipe hat wedged herself between me and the three men in the back seat […]

This month, we’re living in an apartment in Oroklini, Cyprus, with a view of the Mediterranean. There’s a huge wraparound […]

We’ve hiked in the Cangshan Mountains in China and crossed the world’s third highest motorable pass (by car) in the […]