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Traveling Small (Part 1) - The Best Bags and Suitcases in the World
You might not be planning to travel all seven continents, never by jet, like me and Cyndy are, but if you have any kind of travel in your future, you need the right luggage, clothing, gear and occasional gadgets to make life easier. After all, it’s the journey that counts, right, and you can’t enjoy the trip if your gear fails you.
Trekking One Corner of the Flat Earth
Dispatch X
Cyndy Mosites and I journey to one of the four corners of The Flat Earth, the wilds of Bonavista Newfoundland.
Vikings!
Dispatch IX
Most of us think that Christopher Columbus and his crew were the first to stumble across North America in 1492. That turns out to be quite wrong. Five hundred years earlier white men encountered native Americans on the North American continent. We learned where they met, and the story behind how.
New FOUND Land, At Last
Dispatch VIII
The ferry from Nova Scotia to the wilds of Newfoundland. We were not disappointed. (Photo by Chip Walter)
New Scotland
Dispatch VII
The tiny fishing village of Peggy’s Cove, Nova Scotia, and it’s still operating lighthouse. (Photo by Chip Walter)
Mainers
Dispatch VI
One reason Maine is so calming is because not many people live there. All 39,000 square miles of Maine are home to only 1.3 million souls. The proof is written on Mainers’ license plates. Their numbers and letters are truncated compared to license plates you’d see in New York, Pennsylvania or Massachusetts — 499 XM, for example, or P 99 h, or one we saw that simply read BABE.
Into Maine
Dispatch V
Becky’s Diner, Portland, Maine. Known for its delicious lobster rolls. Is there ever any fresh lobster that does taste good? (Photo-Chip Walter)
New York & Beyond
Dispatch IV
Vermont, in the fall. Enough said. We explored the Green Mountains and it was breathtaking. (Photo by Chip Walter)
On Our Way!
Dispatch III
Day one of our Vagabond Adventure, departing the Pennsylvanian train to New York. We made it right on time, even if it wasn’t part of our original plan. (Photo-Chip Walter)
A World-Sized Curveball
Dispatch II
The mighty Colorado River as it enters Arches National Park. This drive is considered one of the most spectacular in the United States. We were curious to find out, and eventually we made the drive. We agree. (Photo - Chip Walter)
A Vagabond Adventure Around the World
Dispatch I
Dear Good Friends! Ok. We’re overwhelmed. I admit it. But still awfully damned excited. Our planned journey around the world is coming as surely as winter in the Game of Thrones. (Perhaps that’s a poor analogy.) We plan to depart the end of September. Maybe the world will have calmed down a bit by then. We can hope. […]