Breezing Through Airport Security Without TSA Pre-Check
Travel is usually fun but is definitely not without its headaches. One such headache became amplified...
Travel
Travel Subtopics
Ultralight Travel: My Packing List for 6 Weeks in Spain
I hadn't blogged for a couple weeks because I've been traveling. First, I went to California...
Travel Destination Movies
The night before boarding a plane to Shanghai, I made a point to watch the movie...
Keeping Fit While Traveling
One downside to traveling is that it is harder to stick with any sort of exercise...
A Foreign Country Each Year
Beginning in 1999, I started a "foreign-country-a-year" streak. Unfortunately, it ended in the pandemic year of...
Recent Travels
Below are some of my most recent travels. The rest are filed in the subtopics at the top of this page.
Noodles, Heat, and No Salad: Johor Bahru, Malaysia
Before crossing into Malaysia from Singapore, I had a working theory: that it would be like...
Cars in Malaysia and Encounters with a Mystery “P” Car Brand
Before stepping off a bus from Singapore into Johor Bahru, I half-expected the cars to look...
Seawalls, Pho, and a Moon Launch in Vancouver, British Columbia
The last time I passed through Vancouver was in August 2007—nearly 19 years ago—and I use...
Baltimore Beyond the Ravens
My knowledge of Baltimore before visiting could be summarized in one sentence: the Baltimore Ravens play...
A Proper Introduction to Annapolis, Maryland
Eight years ago, I rolled into Annapolis, Maryland under circumstances that were, to put it charitably,...
Nashville, Tennessee: More Than the Sum of Its Honky-Tonks
The last time I was in Nashville was 1998—twenty-eight years ago, and a different era in...
Rocket City Surprise: Exploring Huntsville, Alabama
Before my trip to Alabama, I could have summarized my impressions of the state in about...
Finding Magic at the U.S. Space & Rocket Center
I have always been more of a land person. As a kid, I was fascinated by...
Florida’s Jacksonville Area: Better Than Reddit Said
“I’m in Ponte Vedra!” I messaged some friends with a photo that is below. Ponte Vedra,...
An Afternoon in St. Augustine, America’s Oldest City
Most cities earn their stripes slowly, growing into their identities over decades like a tree adding...