Nelson Handel

Father, Husband, Writer, Basketball Coach, Traveler. Right now, I'm trying to find a voice at the nexus of travel, culture, and memoir. Basically, I want to be Pico Iyer, but he got there first.

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Nowie

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AWazed

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Tortuguero: Wild Life

Costa Rica begins

Arrived in San Jose. A couple of days to acclimate in the (reletively) posh suburb of Escazú, then we head out to the Carribean coast to visit the Tortuguero National Park turtle hatchery. Pura Vida baby

North Carolina October ‘22

Three weeks in NC checking in on Geri. i took the opportunity to slip away to Stamford CT and Chicago for PGC Coaching Clinics, which were fun, and to Greensboro to coach a PGC Shooting College. Greensboro included a mandatory stop at Stamey's BBQ, a NC institution, for

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NY, NY

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Fikadia

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Goat

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Rivithada

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Checklist for Living

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Vathi, Sifnos

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Acropolis

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Munich

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Glen Grant

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Edinburgh Theatre Festival in 37 Words

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The Float

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Porto

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Worldful is not Worldly

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Stuff

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You know you’ve left the Liberal bubble when…

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A Man Needs a Knife

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Eclipse

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Cheers (we're off!)

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No One Wants Your Brown Furniture

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Welcome (read me)

"I haven't been everywhere, but it's on the list." – Susan Sontag We sold everything and hit the road. Places to see while we still can, while we have no grandchildren, while we have not yet married our doctors (dating, yes; heavy petting, certainly), while