I believe I have a sunny disposition, and am not naturally a grouch. It takes a lot of optimism, after all, to be a traveler.

In countries where all the crooked politicians wear pin-striped suits, the best people are bare-assed.

Maine is a joy in the summer. But the soul of Maine is more apparent in the winter.

Loneliness in travel directs you and tells you about yourself. You don't become lonely unless you're alone.

You define a good flight by negatives: you didn't get hijacked, you didn't crash, you didn't throw up, you weren't late, you weren't nauseated by the food. So you are grateful.

They say that if the Swiss had designed these mountains they'd be rather flatter.

You may not know it but I'm no good at coping with all the attention in the luxury hotels I sometimes find myself in.