I happened to be killing time in the Cairns airport flipping through the bookstore when I came across the travel memoir of "catching love, fish and wisdom": Robyn Catchlove's "Somewhere Down a Crazy River." I then promptly forgot about it until I received a notice from the publisher, and I gave it a read. It's...

Travel can be like walking on a frozen lake. Although logic tells you it's safe, it's hard to ignore the stomach-churn of vulnerability. Your first few steps might be cautious, but soon you're jumping, stomping, and sliding. Here are some other similarities between travel and ice fishing, courtesy of a family trip to New Hampshire's...