Pre-trip post about my upcoming trip to the Black Hills, Northern Rockies and Pacific Northwest.

I felt like Venice was an absolute necessity on this European itinerary.

Since I’m done travelling for the year, and I haven’t written a new blog post since April, so I figure it’s probably time to summarize this year’s travels. My travels weren’t like most years, with one big trip, but I ended up squeezing in more days of traveling than I thought on my two two […]

I left Los Angeles heading eastward for home for the first time in three weeks. My first stop was one of the National Park System’s newest parks, Caesar Chavez National Monument. Chavez is recognized as the founder of the United Farm Workers of America, the first labor movement for Latinos, which later became a voice […]

After finding lots of great beer but not enough sun during my five days in San Diego, I headed north under a bright, sunny sky. My first stop was about an hour south of Los Angeles- the historic mission of San Juan Capistrano. The mission was built by the Spanish in the mid 1770s and served […]

Heading West into the Four Corners area of the United States.

A summary of the first four days of my June 2015 trip west, from my departure in Michigan all the way to Albuquerque, New Mexico, and the stops in between.

A summary of the statistics from my recent month-long trip around the American West.

15 years later, I return for an nostalgic afternoon in Munich.

My cruise on the Rhine from St. Goar to Koblenz, alongside Castles and vineyards.