Gentle Times - Stories, Outdoors & Reflections by a Retired Journalist

Why We Trust Strangers on the Internet More Than Our Own

Why We Trust Strangers on the Internet More Than Our Own Neighbors There’s a paradox I’ve noticed more acutely in […]

A Lifetime of Korean Street Food: A Guide to 15 Must-Try Tastes There’s something about standing at a street pojangmacha—a […]

The Attention Economy: Your Most Valuable Currency During my three decades in the newsroom, I watched something profound shift. In […]

Japan by Rail: How to Master the Shinkansen and Local Train Network There’s something about the rhythm of a train […]

Korean Military Service: What Happens During 18 Months of Mandatory Duty When I was in my twenties, I served as […]

Layering for the Outdoors: The Foundation of Comfort in Any Weather After thirty years covering everything from mountain rescues to […]

Night Markets of Southeast Asia: A Sensory Journey Through Food and Culture There’s a particular magic that descends on Southeast […]

Nunchi: The Korean Social Superpower That No One Teaches But Everyone Learns There’s a word in Korean that doesn’t quite […]

How to work through by the Stars: An Ancient Skill for Modern Hikers There’s a particular moment on a night […]

The Camino de Santiago: A Journey of 800 Kilometers and the Self You Discover Along the Way There’s a peculiar […]