The world is a book, and those who don’t travel read only one page. – St. Augustine People don’t write books about travel any more. And why would they? Digital photo albums pop up to remind us of places we’ve been while social media provides a steady stream of other peoples’ selfies in front … More A Walk in the Woods
Livin’ la Vida Loca – Ricky Martin Robie and I sat in the longest line of traffic either of us had ever seen. Behind the line of cars, we lingered at a standstill and kept time by the dozen or so vehicles that flew at us every 12-15 minutes. But on our side of the … More When the only lifeline is a two-lane highway
It’s the End of the World as We Know it (And I Feel Fine) – R.E.M. The pandemic changed everything. Almost as soon as Robie announced he was thinking of retiring “sometime in the future, in the next few years, eventually but not soon,” I booked a trip to Costa Rica for what was … More When the world stood still
It goes without saying that [traveling] anywhere is an adventure. London is as unique to Kansas City as Rome is to Madrid. People in Sydney perceive things differently from the folks in Vienna. What works in Toronto or Frankfurt probably won’t work in Athens. (In fact, it won’t.) – Max Danger, The Adventures of … More Willie Dare, Perpetual Alien
Only in a leap from the lion’s head shall he prove his worth. – Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade Leaping without looking is the single greatest act of faith I know. Like when I was three and declared for all eternity that my favorite color would be purple. Or the day I packed a … More Life takes a leap of faith
Reid & Robie 