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Four Wheels Spinning: King of the Road – Hot Springs, North Carolina
King of the Road September 19, 2001 The thing about traveling in the fall, instead of the summer, is the only other people who are on the road, besides us, have been retired for at least a decade. Brian and I pulled into Hot Springs, North Carolina to find we were the only people staying
Bars and Dance Clubs – Eugene, Oregon
Diablo’s 959 Pearl St., (541) 683-3855 This is a great club for those who love dancing to hip-hop and techno music. Cover charges vary with the talent performing. Thursday night’s ladies get in free. Upstairs lounge always open for those with two left feet. Koko Mo’s Island Grill & Bar 707 Willamette St. (541) 683-5160
Pursuit of the Endless Summer #15: Reflections on the Terrorist Attacks
Reflections on the Terrorist Attacks At first it was hard to believe that the pictures of the World Trade Center burning were on the news, not just scenes from another action-thriller movie that typically plays on the televisions at every bar, restaurant and hotel on Phi Phi Island to attract tourists. But on the evening
England & Ireland – Travels With Nate #1
England – Ireland – England August 28th My first stop is England. I used to live here so I have a few old friends and some family living in the area. I am staying with my grandparents so that makes things nice and cheap. August 31st My first couple of days back home has been […]
There And Back Again…Maybe #5
Ode to a backpackers’ car Friends helping Rob check various car parts O car, o car, You’ve come so far, Why did you have to die just after we bought you? Yes, the Leone is in pieces.. quite a few of them. But there is hope, because the broken bits are fixable! In the meantime,
Japan’s WW II Balloon Bombing of Western National Forests – Wyoming Ghost Towns
WW II’s Casper Army Air Field kept watch in Wyoming. An abandoned gunnery range tower still stands. Riverton, Wyoming September 11, 2001 and December 7, 1941: dates that will live in infamy. Like its 1940s counterpart the September World Trade Center and U.S. Pentagon terrorist bombings have jolted Americans into reality. As with the Japanese
Bonus Year #7: Dubrovnik, Croatia
Updated: September 24, 2001 Dubrovnik, Croatia We were on the ferry from Dubrovnik, and for the first time in three days the sun was shining. Tom Petty was singing into my ears, The last three days, the rain was unstoppable it was always cold, no sunshine Yeah I'm runnin' down a dream, that never would
A Round-the-World Journey to Find a New Home #10: Calcutta and the Andaman Islands
A hectic city and long white sandy beaches Calcutta and the Andaman Islands Calcutta has a reputation; at least it did in our minds. Guidebooks describe it as a place densely populated and polluted, with extreme poverty and a desperate feel to the city. Others have told us stories of the homeless children, the overcrowded
The Buddha’s Striptease #8: Western Australia
Farewell to Yesterday’s Rain Well we made it to Perth on rainy day. And my traveling companions from the Land of Sunshine (i.e. England, for the atmospherically challenged) were complaining. Jon and Carina got an offer to stay with a woman in Perth who they met in Alice Springs. So we found out where the […]
Saskatchewan & Manitoba, Canada – Prayers for the Global Tribe
Living in the Prairie Provinces (Saskatchewan & Manitoba) in many ways isolates us from the daily trials of the rest of the world. Comfortable in our rural-rooted lifestyle, hidden away from the crime and uncertainty of larger centers, we live our lives with a sense of security and safety. Or at least we did. I
Bonus Year #6: Budapest, Hungary
Updated: September 17, 2001 Budapest, Hungary Budapest will never be Budapest for me. If through some twist of fate I move here and spend 20 years in the city, it will not be Budapest. It will be, first and foremost, the place where I heard about the terrorist attack upon the Pentagon and World Trade
Bonus Year #5: Budapest, Hungary
Updated: September 10, 2001 Two Reasons I Know I am in Budapest We arrived in Budapest in the early morning and spent much of the day wandering around the cold, overcast city vaguely disappointed. Around six o'clock I was walking along the Pest side of the Danube when I looked up. Directly above me on