Serendib Travel

Bits of ICFA — with the fabulous Kelley Eskridge and Nicola Griffith! Orlando, FL.

Poolside at ICFA, as people mill around getting ready for the giant Locus photo. Happy birthday, Gary Wolfe! Orlando, FL.

Two, two editors! Bwah ha ha….oh, wait, make that three, three editors! Bwah ha ha ha ha…. ICFA.

One of my favorite people on the planet — me and Grand Master Nalo Hopkinson.

Even for someone with restless feet like me, three trips in a month is a lot. I had a moment, getting on the plane to Orlando last night, when I thought, “Really?” (When I told the kids I had ANOTHER trip, they also said, “Really?”) But I strapped myself in, grateful that it was only

Stunning model of the Golden Temple in Amritsar (India). I kind of hate that my main association with Amritsar is the massacre there (which was such a significant point in colonial South Asia). If I’d had more time in South Asia, I would have liked to visit Amritsar and add more depth to my understanding

I admit, I’m a little jealous that the writing is so much more beautiful in Pakistan. I mean, I learned how to do basic italic calligraphy at some point, obviously, you *can* do beautiful script (fonts?) in English. But the default of, say, street signage, between Urdu and English is striking. (I don’t know what

There’s something very serene about this guru’s painting. I love the museum annotation: “He seems to be a man of strong personality.” Lahore Museum, Pakistan.