Montenegro, July 202254 photos
“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
Montenegro, July 202254 photos
Kosovo was just a one-day trip this time, but I will definitely be back.
Bosnia July 202253 photos
I never really got over a somewhat cold reaction to Stockholm on my brief trip there, perhaps because the city only briefly offered any weather other than a combination of overcast skies and a somewhat oppressive heat the Swedes and their buildings just weren’t prepared for. In general, if you’re in a hotel lobby late at night because you can’t...
Serbia July 202220 photos
While I love to travel by rail in Europe, my last experience until this weekend on a train in the United States happened when I was five or six years old when my entire elementary school got to ride the Amtrak from Shelby to Cut Bank, Montana and back for a field trip. That trip was a big deal. The local newspaper covered it, and I believe a photo of my sister even...
I have always wanted to visit Joshua Tree and Route 66 and finally got the opportunity on a trip last March. The park has grown in popularity over the years, but still provides some opportunities for excellent scenery and starry skies. I saw less of Route 66 than I hoped, as the road was closed at Roy, and seems to have been for some time, information that somehow...
Stockholm, we need to talk about your airport. In the midst of a sea of travel challenges this summer, Stockholm Arlanda stands out as a model of dysfunction and disinterest in the well-being—or even travel—of passengers. On my trip to the Balkans, I booked my flight through Stockholm for three nights, both because it made the ticket only $1000 from Kona and because...
While there is certainly some truth to the idea that you can—and absolutely should—follow your nose and gut when looking for food on a road trip through the Balkans, there were a few spots and suggestions from my recent three weeks there that I can’t help but mention. If I took nothing else away from this trip, it would be a newfound love for Albanian food...