Travel

Travel Alone

“Go placidly amid the noise and haste and remember what peace there may be in silence.” — from Desiderata

I think about this quote — not all the time or anything, but occasionally, when I’m not looking for food…

How To Travel Around Angkor Wat By Bicycle (And Wring Extra Days Out Of Your Pass)

Smartphones Are Killing What It Means To “Travel”

Smartphones are making travel easier and more enjoyable. They’re also destroying everything that was once good about it.

Stop Going To National Parks

You have other options.

(272): Memories of a Hidden River Waterfall in Alabama, Long Ago

I Visited the Grand Tetons During the Total Eclipse And It Was Pretty Chill

On the busiest day in the history of Grand Teton National Park, with the moon beginning to eat away at the outline of the sun, I…

Travel Where You Live

There’s always that little bit of fear.

You don’t want to look foolish, and you don’t want to hurt yourself, and most of all, you want to enjoy it. You hope you’re doing this right.

The Trump Doctrine severs the “people-to-people” connection between the U.S. and Cuba

Montgomery: Not Good

As a kid, I learned a song. I don’t know the name of the song, but it’s about Rosa Parks. A Google search tells me it’s…

The trick to getting somewhere in Cuba

I often make a mistake when traveling, and did it again when I was in Cuba: Never assume after a couple of days that you’ve got things figured out. This is an especially bad move if you’re using those assumptions to try to catch a bus.