Bunch of things are happening to me: 1) I’m in Barcelona where my US Airways flight to the US has been canceled four times now. Every other airline seems to be crossing the Atlantic just fine and I know people who have beaten me back to the US, even though my flight was scheduled sooner. …
A lot has happened to me in the last 48 hours. Things which will dramatically effect my future travels, this blog, and the rest of my life. I got married. Two days ago I had no idea I’d be writing this. My life has literally been a whirlwind and I haven’t really had time to …
For the third year in a row I did an April Fool’s joke on April 1. For the third year in a row, an abnormally large number of people seem to have fallen for it, at least for a little while. This year I was sort of shocked at how many people said they fell …
Read part 1 of my 2008 travel round-up here July July marked my last month in Australia. I flew from Perth to Adelaide. After weeks of driving across Western Australia, the thought of more driving didn’t appeal to me. Adelaide was overcast and cold the entire time I was there, but I did get to …
Today marks the 9 month anniversary of me closing on my house and becoming homeless. It is also the day that my old college roommate Sean will be appearing on Jeopardy. Sean and I were the backbone of the Macalester College Bowl team. We were the first and only team to ever beat the faculty. …
I carry a lot of electronics with me. I figure that if you include all my electronics and electronics related stuff (cables, wires, chargers, etc), I have more electronics with me than I do everything else combined. I’m not complaining, I like electronics. I like running the website, taking photos, etc. I have by necessity …
Yesterday was my birthday. On this black day in history, the following happened: Rome was sacked. (410 AD) Mount Vesuvius erupted burying the city of Pompeii (79 AD) The White House was burned (1814) Windows 95 was released The Saint Bartholomew’s Day Massacre occurred (1572) The Bank Panic of 1857 Pete Rose was banned from …
6-year-old Claire asks: Why haven’t you gone to the North Pole? Then you could see Santa. Claire, you ask an excellent question. While the North Pole is high on the list of countries I want to visit, visiting the North Pole isn’t easy. In fact, it is probably the hardest country in the world to …
I have a confession to make….. I’ve been slacking. I’ve been slacking for several years now. When I first began traveling back in March 2007, this website was literally a weblog (aka a blog). I’d write almost daily about whatever was on my mind. Things I experiences, stories I had to share, and thoughts about …