Revisiting the Titanic: Three books
Last year, the 100th anniversary of the sinking of the Titanic and the loss of more than 1,500 lives, produced television specials, the re-release of James Cameron’s epic movie Titanic […]
Into the Silence, by Wade Davis
When Britain launched the first three recorded assaults on Mount Everest in 1921, ’22 and ’24, the nation was still recovering from the trauma of World War I, as were […]
Sherlock Holmes’ London
To the countless fans of Sherlock Holmes, his fictional exploits are as real as 221B Baker St., the Langham Hotel, Charing Cross Station, the Lyceum Theater and one Holmesian landmark […]
Oradour-sur-Glane: A World War II atrocity
ORADOUR-SUR-GLANE, France — This is the grimmest of all European war memorials. More grim than any towering monument. More grim than any neatly manicured military cemetery with its symmetric rows […]
Favorite travel photos: Pt. I
Photos from the Irish cycling trip
Two Irish travel yarns
I found Pint-Sized Ireland by Evan McHugh last weekend in a used book store in Dallas. There were at least 20 copies on the shelf, and having blown through the […]
An Irish Cycling Vacation
An overseas bicycle trip was something I had been thinking about for two or three years. I had never been to Ireland, and when plans for a more traditional trip […]
Day 1: Killarney to Kenmare
The Ride: About 35 miles, 1,900 feet of climbing. For a map, click here. After leaving Killarney we turned off onto a hard-packed bicycle track through Killarney National Park and […]
Day 2: Kenmare to Castletownbere
The Ride: About 32 miles, 1,500 feet of climbing. For a map, click here. The day begins with easy riding along the coast with beautiful views of the mouth of […]
Bent by the wind 