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(photo courtesy of Matalyn at Creative Commons)
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View at Sundance Resort near Park City
Next week I’m heading out to the Outdoor Retailer Show (OR, as insiders call it) in Salt Lake City. As serendipity would have it, the tourism folks in Park City recently contacted me about …
Church Brew Works - one of Pittsburgh’s many interesting sights
I admit it. I had a preconceived notion about Pittsburgh. My only experience, however, was driving through it during a 3-month round-the-country trip 20 years ago. I remember pollution and a not-so-pretty skyline.
I received an …
On Friday I depart for Los Angeles (via Virgin America!) to attend Book Expo America - the biggest book event in the U.S. I’m looking forward to checking out new trends in books (most importantly, travel) and meeting up with some old and new friends.
I then fly up …
I’ve been buried the last few days in trying to wrap up the writing of my India book (I’ve got a long way to go, baby) and needed a break today with some quality web surfing. So much is going on that I felt compelled to share with you some …
I couldn’t have asked for a more synergystic evening than the one at REI in Eugene where I spoke on Wednesday evening.
The event coordinator invited another speaker, an REI employee, to round out the evening and talk about her most recent and future travel experiences. Jude is a bicycle mechanic …
I left yesterday on a two week road trip/book tour. My route includes Eugene and Medford, Oregon, the Mount Shasta region of Northern California and then the Bay Area where I have a number of speaking engagements.
Leaving was bittersweet. It actually might be the longest time Jon and …
This is by far, the coolest purchase I’ve made in, oh, I don’t know how long. My personalized plates now adorn my Jeep Wrangler.
Couldn’t help but share this with y’all.
Happy Travels
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My friend, Meg, introduced me to this line from a Mary Oliver poem called “Have You Ever Tried to Enter the Long Black Branches”.
The line is:
Listen, are you breathing just a little and calling it a life
When I read this line, it really resonated with me. It immediately reminded me …
Using the GlobalFreeloaders and CouchSurfing websites to plan my overnights, I stopped in Walla Walla on Wednesday evening on my way to Moscow last week. I was invited to stay with a woman and her 20 year old daughter in Walla Walla. I didn’t …
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