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.
Zaragoza, Spain: Big Fourth City, Small-Town Feel
A total solar eclipse will make you do strange things, like book two nights in a...
My Warsaw Visit: A DIY Half Marathon, a Podcast, and Dozens of Porsches
I slept through almost the entire Ryanair flight to Warsaw, which says something about either my...
My Week Volunteering at Angloville Osada Danków, Poland
There is a particular kind of silence that falls over a room when eighteen adults from...
Bozeman, Montana: Tacos, Trails, and Tune Up Nights
Andrea and I flew into Bozeman not entirely sure what to expect. I knew the town...
Yellowstone Day 2: The Geyser That Didn’t, and the Bears That Did
Day 1 ended with a plan on my phone and two things still unticked on it:...
Yellowstone Day 1: Bison, Geysers, and Snow in June
There is a particular optimism in setting an alarm for 6:00 a.m. to beat the crowds...
San Francisco on Foot: A Two-Day Whirlwind
San Francisco has a way of testing you before it rewards you—fog, hills, a transit system...
Photo: Mel Sirois
Nickel City: A Weekend in Greater Sudbury, Ontario
The first thing I saw when approaching Greater Sudbury, Ontario wasn’t a welcome sign or a...
Louisville, Kentucky: Definitely an Underrated City
The Louisville Muhammad Ali International Airport greets arrivals with a welcome sign bearing the image of...
Hong Kong: A Fresh Set of Eyes on an Old Family City
My late mother was born and raised in Hong Kong, which you might think would have...