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“You know what the three most exciting sounds in the world are? Anchor chains, plane motors, and train whistles.” –George Bailey, It’s a Wonderful Life

Iceland, March 2014

This was the trip of the open road, no itinerary, and free discovery. Renting a camper from Happy Camper and Iceland’s liberal laws about open camping meant I could drive where I wanted and sleep when and wherever I felt tired.  Some of the best moments of this trip were entirely unplanned, like unexpectedly arriving at the Thorofoss waterfall after deciding...

San Francisco, 2012 and 2013

Alcatraz Palace of Fine Arts Alcatraz Chinatown San Francisco Overview Golden Gate Park Marin Headlands Timshel Chinatown Rocinante, from Travels with Charley The Mission Muir Woods Vesuvio Cafe Golden Gate Golden Gate Little Italy/Chinatown Border Lighthouse on the road from Salinas Chinatown Moray Eel Chinatown Light Japanese Tea Gardens, Golden Gate Park Palace of...

Ireland, August 2012

Dublin Street Guinness Tour Cliffs of Mohr Molly Malone Statue in Dublin Hurling National Semifinal Christchurch Cathedral St. Stephen’s Green Statue Famine Memorial Statue in Dublin Dublin Castle Blarney Castle Wicklow Way Cliffs of Mohr James Joyce Christchurch Cathedral First Guinness Joyce Museum