Virtual wanders and a breath of autumn

Well, that was a long absence.

Let me welcome me back with a couple of delicious virtual journeys.


Go catch up on the New York Times' Why We Travel slide show. Just go. I guarantee you'll come back aching for a journey. Or to read about one of mine. :)

That wandering upstart who travels the North under a name remarkably similar to mine posted a link to this wonderful, inspiring, just-go-brew-a-cup-of-tea (or pour a splash of your favorite red)-and-lose-yourself-here-for-a-while site of Scott Stulberg's photography.

Air's chilly in Salamanca, days are shorter, students are back in full force, fair's over for another year. I'll hope to be here for a few days, before heading to Madrid to pick up the visiting Chicagoan who has been duly warned to bring a sweater.