Postcards

Mother-and-teen travels, illustrated in blue ink.

Short dispatches from hotel writing desks — the room, the walk from it, the one meal we're still talking about.

Dorp Hotel, Cape Town: A Village of Wonder on Signal Hill

First stop: the oddballs' club in the Bo-Kaap, where the linen is heavy and the concierge quotes Pessoa.

A postcard about picking a hotel that works for both of you — and the small, safe, slightly silly things to do in a city built on hills.