How to See Paris Without Wanting to Stab Your Travel Partner
They make their way from Dubuque. New York City. Portland, Maine and Dallas, Texas. But also from Moscow, Frankfurt, Tangier…
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Paris: Coffee and the Lost View From a Rooftop
There used to be two great bargains in Paris. A pair of not-so-secret traveler’s secrets to explore the city like…
Traveler’s Guilt: 5 Ways to Shut it Down
I blame Pliny the Elder for the whole ‘home is where the heart is’ claptrap. For providing the ammunition used…
Dear San Antonio: What Have You Done for Me Lately?
The duck that bit my leg had no problem communicating with me, despite the differences in our species and styles. My…
Finding Great Food While Traveling: Edinburgh Edition
Edinburgh appeared on our travel radar last summer just a few days before flying to Norway. One reason for the Norway…
A Broad-Ranging Local in Austin
I think I’m done whining about Austin’s winter weather. No one should whine about Austin’s winter weather when they know for…
Making Human Connections at Home and Away
Being a traveler can be isolating. Sure, you’re out there on the road, interacting with local people in fascinating places…
Who Says You Can’t Go Back? A Return Trip
“You eat the food here?” That was the question our guest asked. Tad was an American guy we met at…
Scratching Beneath the Surface of Your Town
We are moving soon from Portland, Oregon to Austin. The one in Texas. The reasons we have decided to move…
Reinvention Through Travel and Why I Never Wore Those Stupid Green Pajamas
In a Dispatch a while ago, I mentioned an Irish radio show I listened to one morning while driving from Ireland’s…