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To walk or tramp about; to gad, wander. < Old French - trapasser (to trespass).

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Archives for July 2019

Traipser Rule of Thumb: One Soul Salutes Another

Jul 31, 2019
You cannot embark on any daily traipse for more than a few steps before engaging in a universal social ritual: the act of greeting.  Customary though it be, this practice, full of possibility, possesses enormous significance whether in encounter with neighbor, stranger or even stray dog.  Echoing the Hippocratic oath, the rule of thumb for […]

Traipser Rule of Thumb: One Soul Salutes Another

July 31, 2019 7 Comments

You cannot embark on any daily traipse for more than a few steps before engaging in a universal social ritual: the act of greeting.  Customary though it be, this practice, full of possibility, possesses enormous significance whether in encounter with neighbor, stranger or even stray dog.  Echoing the Hippocratic oath, the rule of thumb for […]

Written by Jonathan Larson

Helsingborg Hostel: Baltic Straits, Wedding Straits

Jul 12, 2019
In the city of Helsingborg, a ferry ride across from Helsingor (or, ‘Elsinore’, if you’re drafting a tragedy called ‘Hamlet, Prince of Denmark’), there was once a youth hostel on the northern edge of town midst wooded grounds.  It sat on a rise looking down on the city, on the straits to the Baltic Sea, […]

Helsingborg Hostel: Baltic Straits, Wedding Straits

July 12, 2019 2 Comments

In the city of Helsingborg, a ferry ride across from Helsingor (or, ‘Elsinore’, if you’re drafting a tragedy called ‘Hamlet, Prince of Denmark’), there was once a youth hostel on the northern edge of town midst wooded grounds.  It sat on a rise looking down on the city, on the straits to the Baltic Sea, […]

Written by Jonathan Larson

A City Called ‘Fair Winds’: What the Streets Are Saying

Jul 1, 2019
If, having been whisked to a secret southern metropolis and you were there set free on the streets, you’d be forgiven for believing you’d found yourself in Brussels, Vienna or Berlin.  In truth you would be in the Paris of Latin America, Buenos Aires, whose name translates as ‘Fair Winds’.  Famous for bumpy politics, for […]

A City Called ‘Fair Winds’: What the Streets Are Saying

July 1, 2019 Leave a Comment

If, having been whisked to a secret southern metropolis and you were there set free on the streets, you’d be forgiven for believing you’d found yourself in Brussels, Vienna or Berlin.  In truth you would be in the Paris of Latin America, Buenos Aires, whose name translates as ‘Fair Winds’.  Famous for bumpy politics, for […]

Written by Jonathan Larson

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