Paris, 2016

Writer. Photographer. Traveler. Storyteller. Few things in life satisfy me like a good trip. Near. Far. With family. Friends. Alone. Anywhere. Everywhere!

I’m a Midwesterner by birth. New Yorker by choice. Brooklynite through and through. My roots are here, but the world beckons.

I won’t even begin to list all the places I want—need—to go in the years ahead. I’ve taken many great trips in my day, but the biggest ones are yet to come.

I keep a journal whenever I travel. I photograph voraciously. I love to talk travel and share tips with friends. Now it’s time to bring it all together and build an online travel community.

I hope you’ll join me!

Richard Silberman, Brooklyn, NY

Nevis, 2022

When I walk the Upper Round Road on the island of Nevis, where my family visits often, I am transported.

The volcano to one side, the sea spread below. Monkeys scamper by as I explore the rainforest, past sugar mill ruins and plants in glorious bloom. This is what travel is all about—and the inspiration for Upper Round Road, Notes From Away.

“Away” can be near or far, overseas or a few towns over. To me, travel is not about distance. It’s about mindset. Experience. Emotional payoff. Joy.

Here I share travel tales, tips, thoughts and itineraries; guests will contribute stories as well. The common thread through it all? A yearning to experience travel in a deep and authentic way. A desire to get off the beaten path whenever possible. A passion for getting to know a culture and its people.

Life is short. Travel, sublime. Choose your next destination and Go!