Travel Diaries

New gate, same solo me

M.P.C. / June 9, 2025

I made my way to the airport just like I have in the past eight years — on my own. […]

M.P.C. / July 13, 2021

Hot but calm afternoon, clear sky; no signs of potential torrential rain, no canceled flights. As customary, when one is

M.P.C. / May 30, 2019

It’s either a nine-to-five with a 401(k) plan, be potentially set for life (but with a side of Sour Patch),

M.P.C. / October 8, 2018

The year was 2012. I had planned to fly to Oviedo, in northwestern Spain, from Madrid. Two of the major

M.P.C. / September 18, 2018

In 2011, after years and years of buildup and much anticipation, I finally went to Italy for the first time.