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Category Archives: Essence of Travel
Love those Dutch burritos
Nobody knows Mexican food like the Dutch Continue reading
Posted in Destinations, Essence of Travel
Tagged Europe, food, mexico, Netherlands, texas
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Weekly Travel Quote
“We find the joy of the journey is equally divided between anticipating and remembering.” Weekly travel quote. Continue reading
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Contrast of White on White
Dear Curator, I thought you may enjoy a giant white canvas. Yet, like the surface of a store-brand factory-farmed egg it will be ever so slightly mottled with specks nearly invisible to the naked eye. Continue reading
America’s Worst Airports
I have finally completed by list of the Worst Airports in America. Continue reading
The Ugly American in Italy, ca. 1950
This passage is taken from the 1955 travel book American In Italy, which I have previously reviewed. It could have been written yesterday: I first heard of the two women from St. Louis from a bellboy who told me they had hung their laundry on the chandelier. When the manager discovered it had washed off the decorations he tried to make them pay.
Posted in Essence of Travel, Quotes, Travel Books
Tagged Europe, Italy, Travel Quotes
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Winter arrival, 1:20am, PIA
On the nighttime runway, the blue lights are home. I zip up my coat, stepping down the stairs into the fluorescent lighted terminal, spookily welcoming us like a futuristic spaceport or a 1950’s black and white film. There is a … Continue reading
An Improvable Key West Experience
Getting off the beaten path in Key West, far from Duval Street, results in an “improvable” experience for Matthew Stone. Continue reading
Bad Trips
Do people intentionally do foolish things and create traumatic experiences when they travel just so they can write stories about how bad their trips are? Continue reading
The Cartoon Says it All
Even the Sunday comics are making fun of airline fees. Continue reading
The McDonald’s Debate
Is it still worth visiting a city once McDonald’s arrives? Does McDonald’s destroy or add to the local culture? Continue reading