This post originally appeared on Murder Is Everywhere. I didn’t think of Greece as being a big country. But when I dug into the geography while planning my recent trip, I found Greece has a significant mainland plus over 6000 islands and islets, with 227 of them habitable. 227 islands! These potential 227 choices present a … Read more
This post originally appeared on Murder Is Everywhere. Our trip to Greece was impulsive. Let’s go! I said to Tony, my husband and frequent travel mate. Let’s go to the islands again. I’d made the same suggestion 35 years ago. We were former college classmates whose deep friendship was becoming a fledgling romance. A two-week trip … Read more
This post originally appeared on Murder Is Everywhere. Maha Khan Phillips is a seasoned journalist and novelist based in London. She’s just been published for the first time in the US with her remarkable mystery novel, The Museum Detective. This is a suspenseful story set in Karachi, Pakistan, where Maha was raised, and features a young woman … Read more
This post originally appeared on Murder Is Everywhere. Has a place name caught your ear and not let it go? I have always felt that way about the region in Karnataka called Coorg. The name of the hill station is so unusual. It’s mysterious, while still being easy to remember. This past January, I finally reached … Read more
This post originally appeared on Murder Is Everywhere. I traveled in India this winter. Have you been to this same place? So, can you guess where I visited?
This post originally appeared on Murder Is Everywhere. Coming back from India about a month ago, I was hit with the reality of an upper respiratory virus so I laid low. And then there was all hell breaking loose in government—which continues. It took a while for me to take a deep breath and want to … Read more
This post originally appeared on Murder Is Everywhere. Sometimes I like to close my eyes and just think about the various homes I’ve lived in over the course of my lifetime. While my husband and I have mostly lived in Baltimore, our marriage started off with two very unusual years in Japan. And while this blog … Read more
This post originally appeared on Murder Is Everywhere. I’d planned to write in detail about my travels in India, but it’s been a hard day for me to concentrate. In Washington D.C. , the new administration appears to want to shut down many of the services the Federal Government provides to the people. An erasure of … Read more
This post originally appeared on Murder Is Everywhere. Happy New Year’s Day! And think of me right now, rolling along the streets of Bengalaru with my carry-on suitcase. Hopefully, all that I’ve crammed into the hardshell for a 2-week trip will actually get worn. Packing is an acquired wisdom, and every trip I take teaches me … Read more
This post originally appeared on Murder Is Everywhere. Last week, I drove from Baltimore to St. Paul, Minnesota to be with family for Thanksgiving. To my surprise, I got a bonus holiday: Hmong New Year. And what a gift it seems to live in a country where people have arrived from so many different parts of … Read more