Alamo’s Roadside Assistance Isn’t.

Sunday 11:00: I leave Hilo, heading north towards Honoka’a. 11:30: I hit a rock on the highway just before a bridge that’s being repaired. There is a detour route just beyond where I hit the rock and traffic is stopped. Handy. I get out of the car and take a walk around it. The car …


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Stuff I Liked (in Hawaii) This Week

Six and a half hours is a long time to spend in a seat that does not recline. The determined flight attendant couldn’t get it to go either. We get so little space on the plane these days that a little room just to change position makes all the difference. I was stiff and cranky …


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Guest Post — Casa do Mancha: Resisting Vila Madalena’s Decay

Gaia Passerelli was in my class at Book Passage this year; I’m happy to share her write up of her neighborhood in São Paulo, Brazil. Vila Madalena has changed a lot. The place where I grew up is now São Paulo’s bohemian centre. “One of the coolest neighbourhoods in the world” according to National Geographic …


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