Naples, Italy, is a city renowned for its rich history with stunning architecture, ancient ruins and lovely piazzas—not to be confused with pizza, which by the way, is fantastic there. It is, after all, the birthplace of pizza. Naples is also known for its graffiti, which is…literally…everywhere. In many cases, it is […]
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Eat, pray, love? Drink, bike, shop? Can travel help with the grieving process?
Nearly a year after losing my mom to metastatic small cell lung cancer, I was still grappling with waves of grief. As the one-year anniversary approached, I felt an urgent need to escape—to embark on a journey that would take me far from my regular life and, hopefully, offer some […]
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The day the bus (blog) crashed…and how a Pakistani man named Hamid saved it
I never thought I’d be facing the digital equivalent of a fatal bus crash, but there I was, last fall, staring at the wreckage of my beloved travel blog, chickybus. A blank webpage with nothing on it except the word ‘suspended’ and the name of the webhost. It began […]
Read MoreDialog in the Dark: Journey into Blind Awareness | Chicky Bus
Photo credit: þä½ “The only way to learn is through encounters.” —Martin Buber With blurry vision and a semi-paralyzed face, I sit in front of my computer, struggling to write, pausing every few minutes to rest. I fantasize about being somewhere else, someone else (non-disabled)….and in a completely different moment. […]
Read MoreCathedral Basilica of the Sacred Heart, Newark, NJ (Trippy Travel Photo 29) | Chicky Bus
Written on October 7, 2013 by CB Driver in Trippy Travel Photos As you can see in this photo, the Cathedral Basilica of the Sacred Heart (more info below), located in Newark NJ, is both beautiful and trippy–especially when you look at it up close. The winner of this round […]
Read MoreLike the bus? Try the magic carpet!
Originally a blog about travel, chickybus now also covers lifestyle. It’s still a ‘bus,’ but it now takes you on other types of ‘rides.’
Like the bus?
Consider a ride on the ‘magic carpet’!
That = my memoir about travel off the beaten path and into the moment.
Click on the cover to view the book on Amazon.
