Other Places

There is no need to go hunting for inspiration or the wonders of the natural universe, you can see them from everywhere, even from the uncomfortable back bench seat of a rented minivan. I’ve got a story in the San Francisco Chronicle about visiting Sedona. I’m grateful to have visited there before their latest political …


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Winter Urban Tourism: Exhausting, Worth It

I was in Philly on assignment for a magazine story. This is not that story. Most, but not all, of my travel expenses were covered by Visit Philly. On the last day of my trip to Philadelphia, the sky was gray, there was a mix of snow and rain falling, and it was windy. When …


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Unpopular Headlines for Stories About Traveler “Culture”

11 Inspiring Stories Of People Who Left Normal Life And Embarked On An Adventure If you follow social media and travel, you had to be hiding under a rock to miss BuzzFeed’s piece on travelers who “Left Normal Life and Embarked on an Adventure.” I managed to ignore it for the first 24 hours, then …


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Snowed in Philly

The day before the winter storm warning was released, I got an email from my editor. “Oh, gosh, I’m sorry, your story has been delayed. We still need it, we’re still going to run it, but probably not until summer.” I looked at my tickets — I was leaving in the morning and thought, “What …


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Stealing a Look at Stolen Art

Barnes Foundation Gallery

I’m in Philadelphia on assignment for an inflight magazine. What follows is not that story. FYI — Because I’m on assignment, nearly all of my travel expenses, including the entrance fee to the museum I write about here, are covered by Visit Philly, the city’s tourism office. Dear Dr. Barnes, I want you to know …


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