My wife and I sat in the car and hesitated for a moment. I hadn’t noticed the skulls and Confederate flag before we decided to stop. The sign outside the shop said “motorcycle leathers.” A Harley was parked in front. We had driven a couple of hours south of Jackson Hole on our way back […]
Favorite Travel Apps
I bought my first iPhone back in 2009 because I thought it would be useful on an upcoming West Coast road trip. Since then, new apps and new capabilities have come along to make the iPhone an essential piece of travel gear. Here is a list of apps I currently use when I travel: […]
Destination: Hsinchu, Taiwan
Hsinchu is a city on Taiwan’s northwestern coast. I spent a few days there on vacation in 2003. Fog and trees at Guanwu National Forest Recent earthquakes wiped out the path here The fog at Guanwu makes for an eerie experience in the woods Giant trees (sequoias?) Rock climbing at a church Sunflower farm Water […]
Destination: Southwest Virginia
Far away from all the high-powered politics and traffic jams of Northern Virginia, the people of Southwest Virginia live a much simpler life. They pause to listen to the rustle of leaves or the murmur of a nearby stream. Days are spent with books, or tubing on the New River, or putting in long shifts […]
Destination: Taitung, Taiwan
I visited Taitung in the southeast part of Taiwan in 2004. There was an aboriginal culture demonstration. Up in the mountains, there were Taiwan High Mountain tea and paragliding. There was even a dairy farm which, being on a sub-tropical island in Asia was a unique experience. Evaporation mist above the river. Taiwan aborigines setting up […]
Destination: The Republic of Palau
The Republic of Palau is a Pacific island nation of about 21,000 people spread over 250 islands. Palau is located in the Pacific Ocean roughly at the center of the triangle formed by the Philippines, Papua New Guinea, and Guam. I visited as part of a tour group out of Taiwan in 2004. The view […]