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Category Archives: Something from the Vault
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Virtues of Travel: Part 10 I knew the cold was coming. This is my 7th winter in Denver, so I could anticipate the arctic air stream dropping just south enough to bring our temperatures to zero, and to dust us … Continue reading
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Tagged Change, Oaxaca, Seasons, Tranformation, Transition
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Connection
Virtues of Travel: Part 9 On a cold January evening, I stood on a bridge over looking a Venetian canal. The low fog wrapped around my feet as it whispered down Venice’s narrow streets. A sole gondolier navigated his boat … Continue reading
Enjoy the Road You’re On
Virtues of Travel: Part 5 I often contemplate the concept of sliding doors … in a religious context we might discuss it as fate or destiny … what I’m after is how we understand all the decisions, all the small … Continue reading
Yes, We’re at Dachau in the Winter
Something from the Vault: Volume 7 Reader warning: the subject matter of this essay is dark. I’ve postponed writing it for a long time, but I feel a real responsibility to share this tale. I’m only now, nine years since … Continue reading
Posted in Conversations on Travel, Something from the Vault, Travel
Tagged Dachau, Munich, Salzburg, Spring Break
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Morelia, Mexico: The Roots of Why I Travel
Something from the Vault: Volume #6 Just a week before my sixteenth birthday, I’m standing on the street in front of my language school in Morelia, Mexico, a bit bored, waiting for my ride to my home-stay. Or at least … Continue reading
Posted in Community, Something from the Vault, Travel
Tagged Combi, existential dilemma, Homestays, Mexico, Morelia, morelia mexico, Reasons for Travel, Travel
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Market Madness: When a Chicken Grabs You by the Shirt in Oaxaca
Something from the Vault: Volume #5 While living in Oaxaca for four months during the spring of 2008, I focused a good bit of my free time on travel writing. Reading over the essays from my stay in Oaxaca revealed … Continue reading
Posted in Something from the Vault, Travel
Tagged Humanity, Materialism, Mercado Abastos, Mexico, Oaxaca
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Peruvian Heights: Walking in a Photograph
Something from the Vault: Volume #4 Dawn draws a glowing fog over the ruins of Manchu Pichu. Alpaca wander the courtyards, chewing their grassy breakfast and paying little attention to the boisterous group of tourists racing across their grazing territory. … Continue reading
Posted in Something from the Vault, Travel
Tagged Aguas Calientes, Alpaca, Cuzco, Galen Rowell, Manchu Pichu, Mountain Light Gallery, Peru
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Hiking Untrailed Territory
Something from the Vault: Volume #3 “Screw the trail. I’m tired of the trail!” Michael yells over the gusting wind at the top of 13,054 foot Mt. Dana in Yosemite National Park. “It’s the best way to the car,” I … Continue reading
An Irish Pint Named Croagh Patrick
Something from the Vault: Volume 2 After dinner in Westport, Ireland, we saw an inviting pub with a red awning and green lettering beckoning us inside. Then again, there are very few Irish pubs that don’t shout, “come join us … Continue reading
Posted in Beer & Wine, Community, Food, Something from the Vault, Travel
Tagged Croagh Patrick, Guinness, Ireland, Westport
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What Happens on a Train Bound for Hungary at 2 am
Something from the Vault: Volume 1 A Note to Readers: I’ve been curious about what it will mean for me to dig back into my travels of long ago and tell tales of old adventures. Thus far, all fifty-one of … Continue reading
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Tagged Border Crossings, Budapest, Train Guards, Trains, Venice
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