Road Trip Pit Stops: Chattanooga National Military Park
When you’re on a multi-day drive in a big stupid truck hauling home some furniture that belonged to your dead grandmother, it’s best to include some adventures along the way. In fact, it’s probably mandatory. I’d never done the drive from Texas to Virginia, although it’s one my grandmother managed a few times in her […]
A Handful of Hours in Verona, City of Love
Few things make me feel more legit as a world wanderer than showing up in a new city and taking public transit. Buses or metros or ferries or what the shit else, when I travel to new cities or countries, I want in on the public modes of transportation. And that’s kind of how it […]
Befriending Seals in La Jolla
I know some people are from places where seals just hang out—but I’m not one of them. I’m an East Coast kid, born and raised in Virginia. So when I met the seals of La Jolla—seals everywhere—I kind of lost my mind.
Avoiding the Crowds & Chaos of Venice
I wasn’t sure I’d love Venice. The reviews were mixed—too crowded, too touristy—but it’s an iconic city I felt I had to see for myself.
How to Spend a Layover in Amsterdam
With nine hours in Amsterdam between Texas and Kuwait, I embarked on a small-sized adventure.