Travel adventures
I’m in Arizona on assignment. My travel, minus your typical out of pocket costs — snacks, fuel, that Negro Modelo I had with enchiladas, etc. — were paid for by Arizona Tourism. “In the Grand Canyon, Arizona has a natural wonder which is in kind absolutely unparalleled throughout the rest of the world. I …
In the interest of full disclosure, you should know that most of my travel expenses, including my flights and the camper van rental costs, were provided by JUCY, a camper van rental company. The woman in the Bodega Bay visitor’s center seemed downright annoyed by the lack of camping options. She blamed the sequester and …
I thought getting up early on a Sunday morning would spare me the crowds on the cable car. I was wrong. There was already a line at the Powell Street turnaround. I walked up one stop — as advised by a local friend — but I was aced out of the good seats by a …
Surely, I’m not the only one that does this. I will visit some place in the course of my travels, and the sight of something, anything, will set it off. I am sucked into another version of my life, a mirror, a revision, a story that could be mine not in an “if only” way, …
I went to Anchorage to speak at a travel event and I tacked a few days on to my stay — here are the things I really enjoyed during my short visit. Scott McMurren (of the Alaska Tour Saver) arranged for my travel and two nights stay, Visit Anchorage covered the rest. In the interest …