Author: FW North

The sun and the sea 16

Belly

Spring had come sooner than expected. It had been a year of strange occurrences – we’d already had an eclipse, a rainbow without rain, a minor earthquake and no weddings whatsoever -, so when the...

Trabant in East Side Gallery Berlin 10

Our Endless Berlin Days

First I saw wings. The heavens above Berlin chimed to the flapping of angel wings, but the streets below were monochrome, awash in whispered thoughts and the swift sway of a trapeze. Later I...

Chichicastenango Sunday Market 13

Visiting the Chichicastenango Sunday Market

Chichicastenango, colloquially known as Chichi, is one of the main tourist draws of Guatemala. A bustling trading center for centuries, Chichi is nowadays home to a sprawling and richly colored market, held every Thursday...

Sunset Bosphorus Birds 10

Sketches of Istanbul

The transcontinental city of Istanbul has been bewitching travelers for centuries. Between the Black Sea and the Sea of Marmara, continuously caressed by the waters of the Bosphorus, the city known as Byzantium and...

Money talk 20

Dwindling Fortunes Update: December 2013

The cost of living in Guatemala We’ve spent the entire month of December in Guatemala, mostly enjoying the quiet shores of Lake Atitlán, with the occasional escapade to Guatemala City to keep us sharp....