Originally Published – Worldsurface.com, 1 July 2003 I was worried. I had bought a bus ticket from Seattle to Portland Oregon without reading the guidebook. When I finally ran down the…
Travel Writing
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An Impromptu Gathering in the Middle of Laos First published on Itchy Feet Blog, 2003. I grumbled as one of the early starters tried to rouse me from a dream about…
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Originally Published – Worldsurface.com, 25 Feb 2003 Sunrise. A paw-paw colored ball makes the sky smoky mauve and the tiny clouds burnt pink. The land and sea are the same temperature.…
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I was talking to a native New Yorker yesterday who was upset by tourists visiting Ground Zero. His implication was that the people who were visiting the site were doing it…
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Originally Published – Itchy Feet Magazine, 2002 It’s like the main street of Dodge City meets the alien traders bar in Star Wars meets Diagon Alley from Harry Potter. It’s a…
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Originally Published – The Globe, July 2001 Under a bridge in a vast city dominated by a powerful empire, lives a giant troll. A short walk from the beast’s dark hiding…