Naughty Train Stopover: Stranded Passion in Paris
Gare de Lyon buzzed with frustration. Strike chaos everywhere. Suit guy in tie screamed at the young rail clerk about coal trains and privileges. A petite woman intervened, voice soft but firm. ‘He’s just helping us.’ The guy stormed off. She sat on the bench, pulled a book from her leather briefcase. I pocketed my […]
Naughty Stopover on Route 40: Passion Ignited in Patagonia
The jeep coughed to a halt outside a dusty inn in Chubut province, Route 40 stretching endless under the Andean shadow. Serge cursed as oil dripped from the busted pan. We’d hammered rocks all day, Roxy Music fading on the crackly radio. Fatigue clawed at us, two seventy-somethings chasing Serge’s last dream south to Magellan […]