Tag Archives: travel
On Tulips and Sympathy {Amsterdam, Netherlands}
Descending from the clouds, my first glimpse of the Technicolor fields of Holland’s famous tulips reminded me of Dorothy arriving in Oz. Unexpected but enjoyable, which would aptly describe most of my surreal overnight layover in Amsterdam, Netherlands. It began … Continue reading
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Summer condensed {Puerto Vallarta, Mexico}
I took this picture (and three thousand nearly identical others) sitting on the edge of a warm concrete sidewalk at the beach in Puerto Vallarta, Mexico. Every evening, a few people from the hostel gathered and walked the couple blocks … Continue reading
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Weekend Road* Trip to Juneau, Alaska
*So it’s not exactly paint on pavement, it’s a big, blue watery road, but the U.S. D.O.T. designated the Alaska Marine Highway a National Scenic Byway, so it counts. M/V Fairweather I f’ing love the ferry! It is the poor … Continue reading
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Carlsbad(ass) Caverns Part II – Spelunking
I am not exaggerating when I say Carlsbad Caverns is one of my absolute favorite places I have ever been. If you ever loved Indiana Jones or the Goonies (and I can’t imagine why you would be here reading if … Continue reading
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Carlsbad Part I – Cougars and Cacti
Somewhere between Juarez, Mexico and Lubbock, Texas is the absolute coolest place I have ever seen in my life – Carlsbad Caverns (more about that tomorrow). Before or after one has seen these caverns, however, there is the matter of … Continue reading
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Extreme budget framing
You start with some wrapping paper from Venice that’s also a sweet map. Then you go outside and find some sticks and lash them together with string. Finally you tack everything to the wall, drink a beer a feel very … Continue reading
Roswell, New Mexico – Next, please
There – I just saved you a trip to Roswell. This is the best I saw. The drive out of Santa Fe was an exercise in ass clenching. The clear Southwest sun beamed onto pavement recently plowed of the last … Continue reading
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Extended Status Update
Not to blow my own bassoon, but I have accomplished a crap ton in the last 36-ish hours. I attacked the mundane, habitual and unsavory demons of dishes, laundry and recycling as a way of procrastinating the more complicated tasks. … Continue reading
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Flagstaff, AZ to Santa Fe, NM: Snow on adobe
Giant Santa Fe horse head Happy Holiday cow skull at El Paseo (almost as beautiful as the $1 tacos) With snow flying through the air of Flagstaff, I busted a freeway move all the way to Santa Fe, New Mexico. … Continue reading
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Sedona, Flagstaff and a Grandiose Canyon
Day Four The Sky Ranch Lodge is not the cheapest place in Sedona, Arizona, nor is it the most modern. But waking up to a fantastic view from bed of the famous Sedona red rocks, I didn’t really care about … Continue reading
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