Travel (The Fun, The Adventures, The Mishaps)
Why Did the Eclipse Make Me Cry?
The 2017 Kentucky eclipse made me want to see another. When I heard it was coming across northern New England, it seemed so easy to access. I gathered some friends. When you enter totality, you feel it, not just in your body but in your being. The temperature drops and your skin reacts. In Kentucky, the birds and animals went [...]
Trip to Disney Star Wars
I don’t like Star Wars (un-American, I know). But I love someone who loves Star Wars. So I found myself on the Disney Star Wars Galactic Space Cruiser. My presumption was that we’d have an interesting, albeit cheesy experience. Having taken this ride with Disney, I can say they did something impressive, and I also understand why it’s failing. From [...]
Most Beautiful Place on Earth
“Namibia,” the flight attendant said when I asked her where the most beautiful place she’d ever been was. It took us years to get there after her suggestion, but we finally made it last month. There is a lot of pressure on a country when someone tells you it’s the most beautiful place they’ve ever been. I kept trying to [...]
Crazy Frozen Hair
I saw an image of frozen hair styled like a Dr. Seuss character. After following a trail of links I discovered the Crazy Frozen Hair Contest in Whitehorse, Canada. Obviously, I wanted to participate. Who wouldn’t? But Whitehorse is fairly far from Connecticut so for seven years I convinced myself not to go because with layovers it was about 15 hours [...]
Conquering Fear in Mongolia
Golden Eagle in Mongolia A documentary called the Eagle Huntress inspired me to go to Mongolia. It’s a film about a young girl who wants to be the first eagle hunter in Mongolia in a world where that role is passed from father to son. It’s a beautiful movie. I highly recommend it. Opportunity in Mongolia Along [...]
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