“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
When you arrive in Tirana, you may find yourself wondering exactly what made you decide to visit Albania’s capital. The traffic seems to only vaguely exist in a world of laws, with the lanes often closer to imaginary than marked by lines or logic. And that first major traffic circle as you get close to the city? Abandon all hope, ye who enter here. Like many cities...
I love the idea of planning an itinerary before I travel, even though I know that once I land in a place, the odds of my following the agenda aren’t great. I have always felt the tension between the desire to explore freely and having at least a broad agenda to minimize the time spent planning while I am traveling. For this trip, after a brief two-day stop in...
As I find myself wanting to focus on the promise of travel and not the despair of politics, I thought I’d go back and look at some of my favorite travel posts from this site and perhaps inspire myself to write more on my next journey. Thoughts from a 33 Hour Layover In Reykjavik Thoughts on Prague: A Raid on the Inarticulate A Few Passing Strangers From my...
I probably need to give Sedona another chance. While the area, with its trademark red cliffs, blue skies, and hiking trails was beautiful (and the drive down to Flagstaff via some backroads presented some ideas for future stops), my brief visit to Sedona in March was not one of the highlights of my Southwest trip. The traffic in the city was dreadful and the air of...
Grand Canyon and Area March 202225 photos
Despite having a plan to see the Grand Canyon, Joshua Tree, Sedona, and more during the course of my spring break trip, I was most excited to see Monument Valley. Unfortunately, while I had great weather the first afternoon I arrived, there was very little sunlight for my sunrise tour into the backcountry. Despite the photos not turning out the way I hoped, the tour...
After I left Antelope Canyon, I posted on Instagram that it might have been one of the most beautiful places I have ever seen, and a week removed from the trip, that thought still holds. The tours of the canyon take you about 100 feet underground into a canyon carved over millions of years by periodic flooding through the area. Be sure to watch when the guide shows...
Big Island of Hawaii 20228 photos
Wupatki National Monument March 20229 photos