20 years ago today
I was on a train in England, traveling from York to Windermere. It was the middle of the afternoon. I had been in the U.K. for just 5 days …
Travel Commentary
Wow! I’ve been shortlisted for the 2021 Traverse Creator Awards for Best Storytelling
In the before times, I attended the Traverse travel conference in Trentino, Italy in June 2019. As part of the event, they hosted an awards night for travel creators …
My next month so far
In my last update, I wrote about my experience traveling to to Sicily & the Netherlands in early March. If you haven’t read it yet, I recommend reading that …
My month so far
If you follow me on social media, you may know that I have been in Europe since the beginning of March. Needless to say, a lot has happened over …
A fond farewell to my favorite meal in San Francisco
I’ve been asked in the past about my favorite meal in San Francisco. What that absolute final meal would be, the meal I’d want on my deathbed, or at …
On Notre-Dame Cathedral, evolution, growth, & rebuilding
As I watched flames consume the roof of the iconic Notre-Dame Cathedral in Paris, I thought back to my last proper trip to Paris. It was January 2013. Paris …
What Anthony Bourdain meant to the world
This is the second time I’ve had to write something like this in less than a month, following Scott Hutchison’s death in May. Someone who I’d never met, yet …
On music, travel, Frightened Rabbit, & Scott Hutchison
The first time I saw Frightened Rabbit play live, I was traveling. It was at Lollapalooza in Chicago in 2010. The Scottish band was playing on some minuscule side …
Travel tip: Observe nature, don’t disrupt it
Two travel stories have made me angry this week. In the first incident, actress & musician Vanessa Hudgens & and her boyfriend allegedly carved their names into the famous red …
My favorite albums & TV shows of 2015
This is a travel site (albeit one that happens to have its name taken from a song by Pulp), but if you’re like me, you listen to a lot …
A few thoughts on the tragedy in Charleston, South Carolina
I visited Charleston, South Carolina this past week. I’ll be writing more about my experience soon, but given tonight’s mass shooting, I wanted to write a few thoughts sooner. I met …
Company creates bags made from Southwest airline seats
Have you ever thought, “Hey, I really like this purse, but I wish that more people had farted on it?” Now your wish has come true! Southwest Airlines has …
The power of travel: 100-year-old woman sees the ocean for the first time
Tennessee resident Ruby Holt has spent most of her 100 years in rural, landlocked Tennessee. She worked on farms picking cotton as well as in factories, and also raised …
Survey: 41 percent of people think reclining an airplane seat is rude
Data analysis blog FiveThirtyEight conducted a survey regarding several flying etiquette questions. A total of 1,040 respondents (874 of whom were air passengers) were asked questions about what they …
Want to urinate in public in the Czech Republic? You might end up on YouTube
One of the more underrated parts of traveling is the interesting local signage you might see. Between strange place names, different laws, and funny graphics, signs can be much more entertaining …