About to hear the Presidents of Uzbekistan, Afghanistan, and Prime Minister of Pakistan speak at Uzbekistan’s first high-level interregional conference since independence 30 years ago. In other words, just a typical Friday morning in the life
First international trip since covid. Where am I going? πŸ›«πŸ—ΊπŸ€”
Fantastic Friday! #gottheshot #donewithone #goodfriday #tgif #covidvaccine πŸ’‰πŸ™
Happy Valentine’s Day! πŸ˜πŸ‡¨πŸ‡­β€οΈ My lovely balcony view from one of two affordably priced rooms above the Buffet de la Gare de Gryon back in September 2018 #inlovewithswitzerland #gryon #switzerland #wanderlust #wanderlove #budgetswitzerland #
It’s too cloudy to see the Wolf Moon in Portland tonight — snow flurries have been falling all day ❄️ — so here’s a celestial scene from summer instead: me dancing under my first full moon in Maine πŸŒ•βœ¨ πŸ“Έ: @amishakp #mainet
After four long years, the lights are back on at the White House—a bygone beacon of hope no more. From a bright spot in 2020 (finding magic and myself as I drifted up the Maine Coast), here’s to a brighter 2021 and beyond. πŸŒŸπŸ§­πŸ‡ΊπŸ‡Έ#inaugu
When Hanukkah coincides with Bhutan National Day — as it did this year with the last night of Hanukkah falling on Dec 17th in the same historic week that Bhutan and Israel established diplomatic ties — the Torah says to serve ema datshi a
After the storm... β„οΈπŸŽ„πŸ₯‚@santambroeus #nycsnow
Outdoor dining amidst a blizzard and a pandemic? That ‘snow joke πŸ˜†β„οΈπŸ’ͺ #nycsnow
A real Hanukkah miracle: Grams, 95, relishing her newfound freedom at home, scans my story in the Journal of Dreams before sitting down for some lip-smacking latkes. There’s no greater gift than that! βœ¨πŸ˜‹βž‘οΈ #hanukkah2020
Renegade pastry chef @saviniencara and I are on the hunt for the best πŸ₯ in NYC — a civic duty! (We’re doing this for YOU.) So far we’ve surveyed 9 bakeries across downtown Manhattan & Brooklyn (swipe ➑️ to see). But! The sear
Maine is om-mazing—especially Downeast 🧘‍β™€οΈπŸ•‰πŸ’« This is the magical place that inspired my surrealist @journal_des_reves story, in which I unexpectedly traverse the Silk Road while meditating atop a craggy sea cliff in Maine. Order your c
#Repost @saviniencara ・・・ A train is speeding through the night. As in a convoluted dream, there is no getting off before the destination is reached. Introducing Night—Trains, issue 8 of the Journal of Dreams. This issue dives into the mystery
One last splash... #mondaybluesπŸ’™ 🌊 #bluewave2020 #climatechange
What a time to be in NYC! πŸ₯‚πŸΎ πŸ₯³ #bidenharris2020 #election2020 #forthecurious
What America needs right now: a hug. 🧘🏽‍♂️@mysticmonk2 #maine #treehugger #hugs #zen #buddhism #buddhistmonk #compassion #election2020 #latergram #tbt #goodvibesonly
Woke up this am with an 80s song stuck in my head from my St Andrews days—Europe’s “The Final Countdown”— an end-of-night classic. Except really it’s America’s final countdown: today is Election Day! Finall
Once in a Blueberry Moon, as August’s full moon is so aptly called here in Maine, a grounded travel writer discovers she missed her calling as a Harlequin romance novel cover model thanks to visionary local photographer Don Dunbar and personal
Maine-ing during covid πŸ“Έ @amishakp #mainelife

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