It has been almost 10 years (September 2015) since my first-ever international airfare trip, to Toronto Ontario; and my tonight wanderlust is stronger than ever. I’ve hit a point in my life where my air miles is higher than my ground years, and now I want to leave the confines of my local country to …
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Big Time
The cruelty of my western life is that, as a young man desiring so much to go out and travel and meet the world, I had plenty of time but no money; and now as a middle-aged man, I have the money but no time. I should start playing hookie more often so I can …
Duty
For those following along at home, yes, I was out of town for 2 weeks. I burned 2 of my 5 weeks of vacation time in Texarkana, certainly not having a vacation. My mother had lung surgery, and she needed my and my sister’s help to get through it. If you smoke, quit now while …
See Level Flow
I have dreams of moving to a coastal city, something near big water. I miss easy access to looking across an expanse of waves, mind wistful and blank as I experience my place in the universe. Rama-rama, ding-ding. But my sinuses have questions. The past few times I’ve traveled to humid or sea level locations …
Seattle Travelog, Observations
Part of a series from the travelog of my trip to Seattle in October 2022. This is a reflection written a few days after the trip. A cool thing about Seattle is how they treat pedestrians. Just like Portland, drivers will slam their brakes and wait patiently for people to walk across. That’s not to …