Last month I took a road trip through an astonishing area known as the “The Outer Banks”— long, narrow, barrier islands off the coast…
Category: On the Road
A Taste of the Gullah Geechee
On a fineTuesday morning in April I set out from the Sleep Inn in Beaufort, South Carolina in my sturdy black rented Toyota. I…
Toot-Toot: A Day on The Darjeeling Himalayan Railway
Photo above by Arne Hückelheim My buddy Dan and I have recently returned from a ramble around Asia. We spent most of our time…
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…
Tea, Glorious Tea!
Where there's tea there's hope." - Sir Arthur Pinero, English Dramatist One of life's great pleasures is a simple cup of tea. True enough,…
Waiting for the Hurricane
Hurricane, the word was full of romantic terrors... - Richard Hughes, A High Wind in Jamaica I have a fantasy of riding out a…
Airbags: A Personal Account
Several years ago on Maui, I had my first intimate experience with airbags. We were two couples on vacation. Our friends were in the…
Trucks in the Wind
There are many more truckers killed annually than workers in any other occupation – 918 in the U.S. in 2016 alone. In fact, he…
Up Pikes Peak
Last month, my old friend Fred and I embarked on a rather unusual journey. We'd planned to travel part of the original route of…
Westminster Bridge Attack
I adore London. Other cities I like well enough - but London I love. It is a city with a great heart. Last month my friend…