Category Archives: Travel
Utah and Four Corners Road Trip 2025
My wife and I recently finished a wonder-filled twelve-day road trip through Utah and the Four Corners region of the US Southwest. This is an incredible part of the country, and I wanted to share some of our experiences and a tiny sample of our photos. Continue reading
Your Guide to Not Getting Murdered in a Quaint English Village
If you’ve ever read or watched any of Agatha Christie’s Miss Marple stories, or seen the Midsomer Murders TV series, or even some of the episodes of Inspectors Morse or Lewis, then you’ll know that picturesque English villages are actually … Continue reading
Unhitching
Yesterday morning we hitched up our much-loved tent trailer for the last time. We drove down to the Fauntleroy Ferry dock, made the short crossing over calm water to Vashon Island, and with mixed feelings delivered the trailer to a … Continue reading
Vibrator People
The Amtrak Cascades from Seattle to Portland slowed to a hissing stop alongside a BNSF freight train somewhere in open country south of Olympia, Washington. Through my rain-streaked window I saw this message painted on the side of the adjacent … Continue reading
Maps and journeys
I unearthed this cache of old road maps the other day while doing a major cleanup of my office. I’d completely forgotten about them and I was pleasantly surprised by the number of places I’ve visited over the years. As … Continue reading
Product Review: Airbus A380
We travelled to Australia for our family vacation this summer and had the opportunity to fly on the new Airbus A380 from Los Angeles to Sydney, and on a Boeing 747 from Sydney to Los Angeles. Since the A380 is … Continue reading
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