About

Hello and welcome:  thank you for coming by!

On this site, you’ll find a collection of photographs, essays, reviews, and other items–it’s a proper hodgepodge. Initially, I started this project as a blog. I posted erratically. I had no aim, no goal. Ten years later, it gradually began shaping into something because of COVID19 and, well, 2020-to-the-present in general.

How did all of this come about? This post might answer that question. Otherwise, I’m a university instructor with a Ph.D. in literature. The literary essays I’ve included here represent my scholarly interests. I’m a lover of books, podcasts (I have about 15 history pods on the go right now), art, films, and other things I tend to post about on my various social media feeds, including Instagram.  I have also started creating videos about travels and posting them to YouTube (I’m JacqTracks there). Come follow me!

I began posting descriptions of walks when under COVID lockdown. Since I couldn’t visit Europe, I decided to share my past travel experiences. Be warned: I’m not a “fancy” traveler. Although sometimes I might splurge on a drink in a tourist hot spot like Piazza del Duomo, you won’t find recommendations for fine dining or hotels here. I don’t stay in or eat at those places. Most of the material I share includes the really inexpensive or free stuff that I do. A primary focus is on walks—some random, some with themes related to books, writers, or films—around various European cities and villages. 

Please look around and feel free to leave a comment–I’ll reply (possibly late, but I will reply).

Best, aye.