Work/Life/Travel Balance

Almost all the great writers I know have at some time kept a journal going during their travels, usually back when they were traveling just to travel instead of doing it as a line of work. But you don’t have to be—or want to be—a writer to get a lot out of writing in a …

“I love how the parks are always packed with people,” was my mother’s amazed comment when she visited me in Guanajuato this summer. Indeed the plazas large and small in Mexico—and much of the world outside the U.S.—really latch on to the word “public.” The areas are filled with people chatting face-to-face, hardly anyone talking …

Does staying connected while traveling mean a self-inflicted leash law? I am currently in the Baja Peninsula of Mexico, on a cushy writing assignment. I won’t be tweeting about my room or dinner there, or sending photos from my cell phone, or updating a Facebook page with a shot of me in front of an …

I’m going to Mexico for two months this summer. For a dozen different reasons, that will make some people gasp, especially those who haven’t been there and those who watch TV half the day and night. The second part will confirm to many that I am a genuine nutcase: my family is going with me. …

I got quoted in an article from Time magazine about the impact travel can have on a relationship: The True Couple’s Travel Test. It’s a great piece that runs down a lot of different couples’ experiences on how getting away together affected their relationship. I’ve been married 12 years now and our first round-the-world trip …