The Sandpoint Eater: A day with Darina
By Marcia Pilgeram
Reader Columnist
I’ve circled this island so many times, anxiously peering out the window as the airplane dips and banks, offering me a glimpse of the variegated …
Tagged: travel
Wasteland Weekend: Four days of Halloween with Mad Max fanatics
By Cameron Rasmusson
Reader Contributor
A lot of questions go through your mind when a strange woman is about to spit wine in your face. Chief among them: Why did …
A history of conflict
By Christine Holbert
Reader Contributor
I recently spent six weeks in Ukraine, visiting family, traveling and promoting the new Lost Horse Press Contemporary Ukrainian Poetry Series at the Lviv Book …
Jet lag day
By Marjolein Groot Nibbelink
Reader Contributor
I grew up in the Netherlands and have traveled to 20 countries between 2006 and 2016, but it’s been at least five years since …
Shake, Rattle and Roll: It’s About Time
By A.C. Woolnough
Reader Columnist
Some amazing thoughts came to me on our 11-hour flight from Osaka, Japan, back to the States last month. The first was the difference between …
The Sandpoint Eater: Simple Salmon
By Marcia Pilgeram
Reader Food Columnist
June 9 is Children’s Day, and I’ll certainly be doing my part to celebrate children, happily spending the day riding the rails alongside my …
The Sandpoint Eater: A big appetite for adventure
By Marcia Pilgeram
Reader Food Columnist
With a big appetite for adventure, and curious to learn more about the exotic region of Southeast Asia, I recently headed to Vietnam and …
Emily Articulated: A whole new kind of smirk
By Emily Erickson
Reader Columnist
Absentmindedly spooning another mound of sugar into my Peruvian Americano, I looked out the cafe window into Cusco’s central plaza.
There were two large cathedrals …
From the frozen north to the red carpet
By Sharon Lewis
Reader Contributor
And the winner is … Sharon and Justine for attending this year’s Oscars!
How is this possible? Let me explain. Justine Murray and I are …
Underpants: Bring a Reader, beware the curse
By PollyAnna
Reader Columnist
A few weeks ago, my boyfriend Dan and I headed south to Belize.
We were inspired by the pretty pictures that people like to email to …
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