Tag: travel
group name: noncorformists
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August 10, 2006 06:25 PM EDT --
It finally became my turn to go through security. After removing my shoes, they also had to go through my toiletries. I thought as bad as this is for me it must be worse for the security. . . . more
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July 27, 2007 11:28 PM EDT --
I need a bit of help. I recently had someone do me the favor of totalling my truck. I'm driving my spare rust bucket right now. Soon after, I got a job that would require . . . more
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September 06, 2006 06:59 PM EDT --
No one else in the plane seemed to care.
But I had my camera out.
It's not every day I'm above the clouds.
No boredom here.
I should say there was another passenger who cared. . . . more
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July 04, 2007 11:04 AM EDT --
(Part 3 of 4. To begin at Part 1, click HERE)
The next morning, my first full day in Asia, I had a simple goal: to find . . . more
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September 02, 2007 07:05 PM EDT --
I have just returned from traveling in South Africa. I hardly have words to describe my experience there, particularly because my first journey into Africa was far from a typical tourist experience. . . . more
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October 12, 2007 08:53 AM EDT --
THE SETTING
Most of my 34-year-old peers are married with children. They live in homes and, with few exceptions, have jobs for which . . . more
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July 18, 2007 08:42 PM EDT --
(Part 4 of 4. To begin at Part 1, click HERE)
Four days later, sitting alone on the Great Wall at Simatai, sixty-five . . . more
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October 29, 2006 02:20 PM EST --
We were too old, flat chested, and boring to be real Girls Gone Wild, even if we had wanted. Besides, this happened in the days when college students, not under-chaperoned high schoolers, comprised . . . more
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July 29, 2007 08:49 PM EDT --
Janie and I went to only one yard sale this weekend, on our way back from Chicago, and there wasn't anything worth buying or taking pictures of, so what we have are picutures of, yes, you guessed it. . . . more
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December 05, 2007 11:52 AM EST --
He was about 6'4" and said he was from Kuwait, though later an official at the U.S. consulate would tell me he was likely from . . . more
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January 02, 2008 03:03 PM EST --
I'm doing something a little different for this week's column. Instead of a "crafted" article, I'm simply posting a . . . more
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January 10, 2007 11:49 PM EST --
(The following is not intended to criticize honest gun owners -- our bulwark against tyranny -- or anyone facing armed conflicts or tyranny, or anyone from any ethnic group. It merely asks, "What . . . more
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November 01, 2006 11:46 PM EST --
(Day One Here)
It was close to five by the time we exhausted decent choices and found a vacancy in what could have been (with a few updates) the Bates Motel, convinced the drunk behind the counter to . . . more
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January 14, 2007 11:43 PM EST --
There was an interesting story on CBS (TV) News tonight. In San Rafael, California, birdwatchers congregate to watch "European starling" formations! They swirl . . . more
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July 16, 2007 08:58 PM EDT --
We've been on the road for the past three weekends, in territory inhospitible to internet communication. There's great wi-fi in Ouray, Colorado, but nothing I'd try to post photos over, . . . more
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June 06, 2008 08:52 AM EDT --
It was dusk now and the bus continued its rumble west on the Grand Trunk Road. We were two hours out of Rawalpindi and still . . . more
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April 07, 2007 09:28 PM EDT --
On Good Friday, we went to Lansing Michigan to the Museum. We had a good day at the Museum saw all the neat old thing they have on display.
They have a really good genealogy department . . . more
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December 31, 2006 01:40 PM EST --
I found this joke on my favorite poultry website, and just had to share it with you all..
This morning on the Interstate,
I looked over to my left and there was a
Woman
In a brand new
Cadillac . . . more
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August 11, 2007 01:59 AM EDT --
A few months ago, I was in a car accident and my truck was totaled. I'm pretty angry about it because it was paid off and in good shape and I really liked it. The accident was not my fault . . . more
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June 20, 2007 07:41 AM EDT --
(Part 2 of 4 -- to read Part 1, click HERE)
The plane banked left to line up with the runway on the edge of hazy Minneapolis. After a ninety-minute . . . more
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