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. I walked all the way from New Jersey to Pennsylvania this morning. It was a breeze—taking just about 10 minutes to stroll across the historic 1000-foot bridge between two charming small towns: Lambertville on the Jersey side, and New Hope in Pennsylvania. Even though I’ve always lived in … Read more
This post originally appeared on Murder Is Everywhere. It’s just after six in the morning, and I’m sitting outside with my coffee watching a morning mist flowing across the top of Lake Kawaguesaga. It seems like a spectacular illusion straight out of a movie’s computer animation department. But this is real, and I am here, spending … Read more
This post originally appeared on Murder Is Everywhere. I write this during my last few hours in the March sunshine of Arizona. How lucky I feel to have had a mystery gathering again during a very drab time of the year in Baltimore. I arrived on March 8 as a guest at the Tucson Festival of … Read more
This post originally appeared on Murder Is Everywhere. It was just 4:30 in the morning when my husband Tony and I arrived in Mumbai on a middle-of-the-night flight from Kochi. I was tired, but not too tired to notice that Mumbai’s domestic terminal had really spiffed up its décor, restrooms and shops. It was easy to … Read more
This post originally appeared on Murder Is Everywhere. It feels like only yesterday that I was driving out of Kumarakom Village, in the Kottayam district near Lake Vembanad. That’s how much of lasting impact the gorgeous, green state of Kerala in South India has, even on my fifth visit. From Kumarakom, it was 53 kilometers north … Read more
This post originally appeared on Murder Is Everywhere. I’ve just returned from two weeks in India, utterly tired but happy to have gone. It’s interesting that while I have lingering jet lag for a week on this end, I felt only a little tired during first two days of my time there. Perhaps because Kerala is … Read more
This post originally appeared on Murder Is Everywhere. My summer started out with grand plans: cross country travel for a book tour, and a chance to catch up with family and friends in the Midwest and West. But life throws you curveballs, doesn’t it? And my shocker was a big fat COVID-19 infection that occurred when … Read more
This post originally appeared on Murder Is Everywhere. Why would anyone travel to the United States’ most visited location during the December holidays? I’m the ‘off the beaten track’ type, so this question crossed my mind several times last weekend. I’d traveled with four good friends who’d once all lived close to each other. Now, one … Read more
This post originally appeared on Murder Is Everywhere. It’s been raining for approximately one week in Maryland. First came the side effects from Hurricane Ian, and now we are in the windy grip of a Nor’ Easter. So much rain is tedious, but getting my head wet on a dog walk is nothing compared to the situations suffered … Read more