“When I was very young and the urge to be someplace else was on me, I was assured by mature people that maturity would cure this itch…. I fear this disease is incurable.”
That is the opening line of John Steinbeck’s novel “Travels with Charley” and in short, it sums in brief prose my [...]
Archive for June, 2008
Travel Companions That Don’t Shed
June 25, 2008
Toot, Toot
June 15, 2008
My Grandma Eastman lived in little Anna, Illinois, one of those places where still today many people don’t bother to lock their doors. And certainly 40 years ago, there were fewer reasons to worry about whether that dead bolt and chain were in their places.
So when we would come to visit, we often [...]
You Can Go Home Again
June 9, 2008
The most exciting part of my work, some might call it glamorous, is exploring and writing about far away places, exotic cultures and experiences that some might call adventures. But a real pleasure for me is finding a great story and exciting destination in my own back yard.
That was the case in January [...]
Traveling Solo
June 2, 2008
Nobody travels alone in this world. Although there are times when we may pack a single bag, get on an airplane by ourselves and not know another soul when we arrive at our destination, we have not traveled alone. Dinner may be at a table for one, only one room key may be required at [...]
