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Cruising Through Paradise From Raja Ampat to Papua New Guinea

Posted on October 27, 2019 by admin
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Imagine two weeks on a Russian polar research vessel cruising  through a tropical paradise! It’s a tough life, but someone has to live it.P1090762

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Swedish Road Tripping: The Journey Continues

Posted on September 24, 2019 by admin
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After three and half days of rocky coastline, avant-garde sculpture, and oysters it was time to head south for vineyards, bizarre undergraduate rituals, and some of the best pastries I’ve ever eaten.P1090440 Continue reading →

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Swedish Road-Tripping, 50 Years Later

Posted on September 16, 2019 by admin
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In 1969 I bought a new Volvo, picked it up at the factory in Gothenburg, Sweden and drove it around for a few weeks before returning it to be shipped home. That trip and that car changed my life.P1090139

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Three Soggy Days in Amsterdam

Posted on September 10, 2019 by admin
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Not from falling in the water, though I came close leaning out of the boat to take photos on our tour of the canals.P1080942

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Bucolic and Bloody: WWII Reflections in Holland

Posted on September 7, 2019 by admin
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Bucolic. Picturesque. Charming. Three of the most overused clichés in travel writing. What can I say? I’ve been few places where these clichés are more appropriate.
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Heartwrenching History and Breathtaking Beauty in Northern Ireland

Posted on August 26, 2019 by admin
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The story of Northern Ireland is a tale of breathtaking natural beauty and convivial people woven into a singularly dark and bloody history.IMG_2769

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A Personal Epiphany on Route 66

Posted on July 2, 2019 by admin
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As I sat in an alcohol-induced haze at the bar in the Mineshaft Tavern in Madrid NM, I realized that I had taken my own personal journey on the “highway of dreams” 44 years ago. P1080241

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On the “Mother Road” from Chicago to Oklahoma City

Posted on June 24, 2019 by admin
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In his classic novel, “The Grapes of Wrath,” John Steinbeck called Route 66 the “Mother Road.” From our first few days on the road it is clearly that ….and much more.P1070878

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Getting My Kicks on Route 66

Posted on June 16, 2019 by admin
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We are in Chicago to begin a 12 day drive in a caravan of seven vehicles along Rt 66 with Two Lane America, my host for this trip, to the Santa Monica Pier, just two miles from our home.

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Antarctica: “Why?” or “Wow!”

Posted on March 26, 2019 by admin
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When I tell someone I’m going to Antarctica, I get one of two possible reactions — an incredulous, “why are you going,” or an enthusiastic, “wow, I always wanted to go.”P1070067

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