Solo Travel and Living on the Road in a Skoolie
They say to write like everyone you know is dead. Here is a story that might get me killed. As we drove down the highway, climbing higher into the mountains, the white crests and winterkilled grass of the high plains showed little sign of letting go of the last sheen of winter. She sat in…
I cannot stress this enough. When you look down at the street and see the words “LOOK RIGHT” stenciled on the street, you had better look right. It’s one of those things we take for granted. I can’t begin to comprehend how many streets I have walked across in my life. From the time I…
Yesterday was a total flop for getting out of the house. It has been one hell of a week, so as I sat down to write yesterday, I noticed that I had a strange sensation in my body. It was a few weeks of stress and tension, all built up in my neck and shoulders….
Not far from my home town, about 30 miles, used to be one of the largest towns in Northern Colorado. Back in the late 1800s, before the national currency standard was changed to gold, silver was a well-sought after precious metal, and Teller City was the epitome of boom towns. According to local history, Teller…
One of the things I like to do when I travel is eat new things. Food is an expression of the local character and culture of an area. Take the Southwest for example where green chile is King, Queen, President, Prime Minister, and all the rest. A ubiquitous food that transcends garnish or topping, green…
You feel the train long before you see it. The preceding hot gush of air, that wall of sound that fills the tube station. A cloud of dust and paper wrappers and other debris billows up as the brakes of the train scream, the telltale clack-clack and rumble of iron wheels on electrified track. Then…
One of the reasons I decided to start writing this travel blog was because as a single parent, I wanted to get out to experience new things and to make new memories. Not only with my kids, but also creating new memories for myself as well. As a Colorado native, with my primary stomping grounds…
After fighting WordPress for a week, the new site is up! Hopefully I can start publishing more travel blog related posts directly to facebook for anyone interested. There is going to be affiliate marketing too, so hopefully I can start using any commissions I get to fund more of my adventures. It’s now beer-thirty, so…