Part 3 As Rose and I finished our dispiriting walk, we passed a green sign with white lettering announcing there was to be “NO…
Category: Musings
The Off Season – Part 2
Part 2 An hour later I was in the charming town of Sequim, having found a congenial and legal spot to park for the…
The Off Season – Part 1
Part 1 I just got back from my first decent trip in two years. For someone whose habit is to take off for several…
Toilet Paper, A Brief Inquiry
There's no more toilet paper! Everyone is freaking-out!” -CBC Radio, April 19, 2020 As I write this, the world is in the grip of…
Great Explorer Series Part 4: John Blashford-Snell
I often think I must be mad...” -John Blashford-Snell In my investigation of distinguished explorers I recently encountered a man quite unknown to me…
Great Explorer Series Part 3: Meeting Dr. Livingstone
I am prepared to go anywhere, provided it be forward." Dr. David Livingstone In 1982 I went to Africa for the first time. That's…
Great Explorer Series Part 2: The Most Travelled Girl in History
Photo above by justcarsguy.blogspot.com When I started my study of the world's greatest explorers, I stumbled upon a woman with the improbable name, Aloha…
Great Explorer Series Part 1: Sir Richard Burton
One of the gladdest moments in human life, methinks, is the departure upon a distant journey to unknown lands."Sir Richard Burton When I was…
Sniff-sniff: The Lowdown on Bomb-Dogs
On October 1, 1933, a Boeing 247 bound from Newark, New Jerseyto Oakland, California, exploded over Chesterton, Indiana.All aboard perished. It was destroyed by…
The Oddest Place on Earth
The Ryugyong Hotel, Pyongyang. The world's tallest unused building. This is the trip your parents don't want you to take. " -Young Pioneer Tour…