This was 1951. We were en route from Sunnyvale, CA to Dad’s next duty station in Charleston, SC. I was not yet one year old and Dad was 25. We stopped in Springfield, IL to see the only home Abraham Lincoln ever owned. He lived there from 1844 to 1861.
Wikipedia, sure. Wiktionary, of course. But did you know there’s a thing called Wikivoyage? It’s the same user-edited content idea but it’s a travel guide. Here’s one for the Trans-Canada Highway. Here’s one for Hawai’i. I’ve read it; it’s pretty accurate on the big things, as you’d expect from a wiki. I foresee much use …
If you wanna see soccer in Winnipeg, here’s another way to get there rather than going with an escorted tour: Road Trip! From: Vancouver, BC, Canada To: Winnipeg, MB, Canada 22 h 35 min (2,293.4 km) via Trans-Canada Hwy And you get to drive through some of the most scenic parts of the entire North …
Plus accommodations! Yep, there are travel companies which put together soccer tours for the World Cup. Here’s a 7-day 6 night deal for $1,190 which has a trip leader, match tickets for four Group D games (okay, you’ve missed two that were played today, but still), guided tours around Winnipeg, and all ground transportation. If …
Have you heard of EV Nautilus, an exploration vessel run by the Ocean Exploration Trust under the direction of Titanic and Bismarck discoverer Dr. Robert Ballard? An old college acquaintance of mine is on board Nautilus and has been posting updates on Facebook. The ship transited the Panama Canal tonight. Here’s a live video stream …
Monday, May 18, will be the 35th anniversary of the cataclysmic eruption of Mt. St. Helens in Washington State. There will undoubtedly be lots of stories published remembering the events of that day. Here’s a retrospective view with a list of commemorative events in the region. Here’s the 1981 article from National Geographic Magazine. I …
It’s entirely possible. …a new report from the University of Hawaii’s Sea Grant program states that islands in the Pacific might be unrecognizable in the coming years as climate change makes them hotter, arid, stormy and even disease-ridden. Disease-ridden? Yes. Diseases like cholera and dengue fever which thrive in hot climates might become commonplace. But …
Way back in 1970 or 1971 I went to the Grand Canyon from Tucson with two fraternity brothers, Jack Thompson of Mt. Kisco, New York and Drew Harvey of Tupelo, Mississippi. It was spring break and we were intrepid. We had driven the 535 miles in Jack’s Renault R-10, and we wanted to stretch out …
My sister called this morning to say she was flying to Spokane to see a sick friend, and once she confirmed her flight she wanted me to book a couple of seats for her daughter and grandson too. I agreed, of course. I didn’t realize that I was committing myself to navigating an airline’s website. …
Out in Colorado along the Continental Divide rises an obelisk surrounded by a low wall of flat stones. The obelisk consists of seven carved marble blocks engraved with the names of the countries from which soldiers fought and died in Vietnam, from the French, the Gurkhas and the Indians in World War Two through Dien …