Confronting Insanity 11/30/2020

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My knowledge of North Korea is thin.

Even I know that as insane as the regime can be, no one within its borders will openly criticize it. Unfortunately, the host of Michael Palin in North Korea t...

Postcard: Yellowstone 11/17/2020

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In September, 2019, we took a trip out west.

Our vacation consisted of stops in: Salt Lake City, UT, Blackfoot, ID, Yellowstone National Park, Idaho Falls, ID, Arco, ID and Craters-of-the-Moon Na...

The Woke and the Bourgeois 10/16/2020

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The show came out in 2018, but I've just started watching.

In The Misadventures of Romesh Ranganathan (BBC, HBO Max), a British comedian goes straight for the jugular of the concept of a trav...

Postcard: Rockland, Maine 9/15/2020

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This is a postcard from Rockland, Maine, and towns close by.

The logistics

I bought a car in 2015. One of the purchase incentives was a travel coupon I could redeem for a free hotel in Paris, $50...

"Hidden Gems": It's Mortifying 9/1/2020

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I can't stand the expression.

Like foodie, quirky, bucket list, soak up, nestled, or authentic, "hidden gems" is a cliché of bad travel writing. I'm not alone in thinking this, but wh...