Los Angeles freelance science writer and editor
I had not thought a lot about the consequences of living in a small city, in a small country with a small population before I moved to Bergen. None of that entered my mind. What kept me up at night was the possibility of getting trapped there in winter. That the airport would be closed... Continue Reading →
A cronut. I couldn’t think of a better reason driving me to travel to Las Vegas for 48 hours in the middle of the week. I’ve seen the Eiffel Tower in Paris. I’ve even climbed it. I’ve taken the vaporetti (water taxi) in Venice from one island to the next. I’ve even been to the... Continue Reading →
We think of Thanksgiving as a standard holiday, with a standard meal, and yet, there’s no standard way of celebrating Thanksgiving. Some like turkey. Some don’t. Some like a roasted turkey. Some like a deep fried turkey. Or an ice cream turkey. Some have a glazed ham or steaks or a pork roast or vegan... Continue Reading →
A meet cute that happens at the beach...enjoy! Francesca breathed in the sea air as she opened the patio doors to her restaurant with a view of the Pacific Ocean. The marine layer was just beginning to break while some of the later surfers traipsed down to the beach for their morning appointment with wave... Continue Reading →
A meet cute that happens on a dive holiday...enjoy! The lone rain cloud traveling across the ocean caught up to Camila strolling along the dirt road circling the volcanic island that had pushed itself above the sea tens of thousands of years ago. After eons, the peak formed of lava began to sink, creating the... Continue Reading →
Sometimes I don’t understand why I remember so vividly the least remarkable events in my life. Like the first time I used a laundromat. I was at college, my first year, my first couple of weeks. I remember it because I was discovering I had mononucleosis. I put my clothes in the machine. I was... Continue Reading →
Freelance work has its plusses. A stranger at a fancy dinner said to me last week, “Oh, you can work from anywhere.” Sure, I can wake up and start to work when I want from wherever I want – in my bed, from a fabulous resort in Indonesia, on a train. It doesn’t matter as... Continue Reading →
A meet cute that happens on a dive holiday...enjoy! Mia took a deep breath as she stepped into the jetway off her flight from Singapore to Manado, the last leg in a 24-hour in-air journey that left her home three days before. The fragrance of the humid tropical air brought into her conscience the best... Continue Reading →
When I started diving, I made a promise to myself to take a dive trip at least once a year. I did a pretty good job sticking with that philosophy for a couple of decades. Well, until the pandemic. Then any plans I had before the lockdowns were delayed and then delayed, and then delayed... Continue Reading →
In December of 2019, I made a deposit on a dive trip on a liveaboard to the Banda Sea in Indonesia for September of 2020. Adios to my deposit, I thought just a few months later when the lockdowns began. I’d said yes to a destination I’d been to twice before – a destination with... Continue Reading →
Janice Nigro 