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Regular readers know what a fan I am of Chris Guillebeau and his quest to travel everywhere (to all 193 United Nations member states) by April 2013. He only has 8 countries left. Go Chris! I’m also a huge fan of his approach to life and travel in general. To steal that great marketing line, it [...] Best I can figure, I’ve traveled almost 50,000 miles this year not counting incidental driving day trips out of the city.
Most of my trips hover in the area of 5,000+ round-trip and involve air travel, but there are a few train trips and car-based vacations in there. A couple of those trips were [...] Many of us have a love-hate relationship with the holiday season. We love the good stuff, but can easily become overwhelmed with expectations, invitations, and cogitations. Here’s a drop of virtual peregrination and a dose of exultation at the wonders of the planet of our inhabitation. Where in the World? Enjoy… When did the idea of traveling for pleasure begin? Wandering, nomadism, migrations–these things have been with us from the start. People moved around for all sorts of logistical reasons. But when did people decide to travel somewhere just to see it, just for the fun or novelty of it, without knowing anyone there? Who was this person [...]
On their way to New England one day soon. Right? Photo courtesy of lusi, stock.xchng It happens that the summer I was 37 years old I stood in the room the Auberge Ravoux, in Auvers-sur-Oise, France, where Vincent van Gogh died. The summer he was 37 years old. Photo courtesy of Musée D’Orsay As you know if you know me or know this blog, I like to learn new skills on vacation usually by taking classes of some sort. Among other things, this is a great excuse to get myself to a place and a great way to experience it without having to think too hard about what [...] Where do you get your vacation ideas? Ideas that have materially impacted my travel have come from the editorial column in Budget Travel, from a post on a non-travel blog, from a post on a travel-related blog, and from a throw-away line in an article talking generally about a big European city. Not to mention friends [...] A few things I wish to learn: Painting en plein air in the south of France Just a bit of dreaming, on such a winter’s day… An interesting book: The Wave by Susan Casey Subtitled In Pursuit of the Rogues, Freaks, and Giants of the Ocean, I imagined stories of ships and oil platforms out in open water meeting these fierce beasts and telling the tales. Those stories are in there. It was a surprise, however, to discover several chapters about surfing. Surfing [...] |
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