There were seven of them, two women, five guys, total. They poured out of the big white pickup truck and ran down the beach. The guys were all wearing those funny fishing socks, the ones with the toes in them, and some of them were carrying masks and snorkels. One of the guys had a …
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You’re going to ask: Shot with a Panasonic Lumix.
1492. For Americans, this date is common knowledge, we know it from a school rhyme. In fourteen hundred and ninety two, Columbus sailed the ocean blue. Funded by Ferdinand and Isabella of Spain, Columbus sailed to the West Indies. A chain of exploration and exploitation followed, and the colonization of the Americas. What’s less common …
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Time again, kids, for inside baseball. Not interested? I don’t blame you! Here’s a weird little post about a character I met in Alaska. You could read that instead or hey, just go outside. I’ve found it rather difficult to summarize my experience at TBEX Girona. I was so glad to be there and I …
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Thanks to the folks at Eagle Crest Resort, the husband and I were able to spend a few fall days exploring central Oregon. Here’s a list of things that I thought were totally worthwhile in the region. Links will take you to practical information about these places, I’m just giving you the “why.” The Sparrow …
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If you missed our session at TBEX, I compiled the meat of the conversation Will Peach and I have been having about travel writing here: Will Peach and Pam Mandel on Creative Travel Writing