Travel Blogs

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• How to dodge the tourist traps
• England Aviation Vacation, Part 2 — A perfect clear morning at Duxford had me roaming the Imperial War Museum at Duxford, walking through Concorde and the V
• England Aviation Vacation, Part 1 — Virtual flights finally gave way to real ones. I flew Boston to London for an England aviation vacation, logging Cessna
• Alaska — Sunset over Glacier Bay stopped me in my tracks. I wandered the U.S.S. Oosterdam decks, did Alaska cruise photography of
• A Trip to Brighton — Brighton surprised me with gulls, a heat wave and a typography conference at Duke of York's Picturehouse. After a botche
• Field Day: New York City — Field day New York City sent me on an art exhibitions in NYC crawl. I hit Tara Donovan at Pace Gallery, Odili Donald Odi
• London(s) — Remember the Night Bus and grotty commutes? This piece is a meditation on being tired of London as an idea not leaving,
• Watching the snow fall — A quiet snowfall, Toronto sealed in white. In longjohns and a toque I watch the snow and think about my bike. I dropped
• Echoes of a Watery Paradise in a Forsaken Hellscape - The Brief Return of Death Valley's Lake Manly — Imagine a six-mile-wide lake in the lowest, driest place in North America. On a recent trip to Death Valley I walked Bad
• A Convergence of Wonders — A two week field course across the Cascadia subduction zone, Yellowstone hot spot and Northern Rockies became my Converg
• Vagabonding Across the 39th Parallel — Thirty posts, six months and one loosely followed map. I compiled my Vagabonding Across the 39th Parallel trip into a si
• Where the Sierra Nevada Rises From the Sea: A Compilation of Posts — Ever seen the Sierra Nevada rise from the sea? I compiled 15 posts tracing the Salinian Terrane from Big Sur to Bodega B
• Vagabonding on Dangerous Ground — Want the full Cascadia story in order? I compiled every post from our Pacific Northwest geology road trip into a single
• Into the Great Unknown: A Journey Down the Colorado River Through the Grand Canyon — Forty years in the making, my 16 day rafting trip down the Colorado River through the Grand Canyon is now collected in o
• The Other California: What to See When You've Run Out of Postcard Destinations — Tired of Yosemite postcards? I've been cataloging California's hidden geologic gems, from Carrizo Plains and the best Sa
• Mexico City Food: Eating Our Way Through CDMX — I ate my way through Mexico City in this Mexico City food guide, from best street tacos in CDMX to pastry stops at Panad
• What to Eat in Macau — I give a one day Macau food guide. We take the TurboJET ferry from Shenzhen, buy tickets early. I chase must eat Macau d
• The Woks of Life’s Top 10 Things to Do in Hong Kong — I lay out our top 10 things to do in Hong Kong, with practical travel tips and food stops. I hunt down the best roast go
• Celebrating the Last Days of Summer in Montauk — I celebrate the last days of summer with a 3 day Montauk itinerary and detailed things to do in Montauk in 3 days. I cov
• Things To Do in Miami (Woks of Life Edition) — I spent three days in Miami tracking down things to do that are not parties or clubs. This Miami 3 day itinerary without
• A Long Weekend in Chicago — I spent a long weekend in Chicago visiting my friend Niki and put together a practical long weekend in Chicago itinerary
• Things to Do on the Big Island of Hawaii — I'm sharing things to do on the Big Island of Hawaii from our family trip, with a full Big Island itinerary and custom G
• Things to Do in London — I’m your friend who went to London recently, sharing a down to earth things to do in London guide. I cover London museum
• Two Days in Oxford — It's Kaitlin, I wrote a two days in Oxford itinerary from London. I cover getting to Oxford from Paddington on Great Wes
• What to Do In Maine: Escape to Vacationland
• A Trip to Arches and Canyonlands National Parks
• 3 Days in Toronto — I spent three days in Toronto as a last minute cookbook breather, driving up from NJ with my mom and Justin. My 3 days i
• Things to Do in Ireland
• Exploring Huaiyang Cuisine: Our Culinary Journey to Yangzhou
• Just touched down in Morocco — Can Morocco's AFCON 2025 match the 2023 Côte d’Ivoire buzz? I unpack Hugo Broos’ controversial comments on AFCON vibes,
• The vanguard of Black American transnationalism in Zimbabwe — A passing footnote hid a remarkable life. I spent two long visits at her Harare Castle, even sharing a steak dinner befo
• House of stone — Once a refrigerator salesman, Roy Guthrie built Chapungu Sculpture Park into the largest private collection of Zimbabwea
• Where have the Chapungu gone? — Where did the chapungu go? I get cranky about Terence O. Ranger, the decline of the bateleur eagle in Zimbabwe, and how
• My Delica obsession — Obsessed with Taiwan's ubiquitous Mitsubishi Delica L300, I've been hunting different Delica variants and liveries on ou
• Should I Stay or Should I go?: Encouraging travel in the early modern period. — I re-examine travel in the early modern period, asking why people travelled and how travel was sold as medicine, educati
• Creams, Clothes and Cases: The material culture of pre-modern travel. — I'm on study leave researching the history of travel preparations and the material culture of travel. I explore travel h
• Paris graffiti — I wander side streets and underpasses in search of Paris graffiti and street art, chasing tags, paste-ups, and colour tu
• Paris — I drift through Paris with a camera and no real plan, collecting small details—light on stone, metro rides, café stops,
• Amsterdam — I spend a few days roaming Amsterdam canals, bikes rattling past, museums, and late walks by the water. Notes and photos
• Barcelona life — I settle into everyday life in Barcelona markets, backstreets, late dinners, and long walks through neighbourhoods touri
• Montserrat — I head up to Montserrat for the views, the monastery, and the strange beauty of the mountains. A quiet day trip from Bar
• Barcelona — I wander Barcelona with a camera, from busy avenues to quiet corners, chasing light and texture. Travel notes and street
• Sidi Ouassay — I end up on a quiet stretch of coast near Sidi Ouassay, where the beach feels almost empty and time slows right down. A
• Marrakesh — I move through Marrakesh markets and side streets, following colour, noise, and the maze of the medina. Travel photos an
• Lagarto — I spend time in Lagarto, taking in the slower pace, local streets, and everyday scenes that don’t make guidebooks. A tra
• Rhapsody in pink — I get pulled into a palette of pink buildings, light, and small details that catch the eye. A short visual travel piece
• Tulum — I pass through Tulum for beaches, ruins, and long stretches of heat and sand. Travel notes and photos from time spent on
• Flashback: Harar, Ethiopia — I’m back in Harar, wandering walled streets, coffee in hand, remembering hyena nights and the feeling of being far from
• Louisiana Loose End: New Roads and In Memorium — I’m passing through small-town Louisiana, following back roads and unfinished stories. This is a travel reflection on ro
• Mexico City: My Laundry — I’m in Mexico City dealing with the everyday: finding a laundromat, watching the neighborhood move around me, and notici