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Tag: travel

  • Morning Coffee: A Land Untouched

    Morning Coffee: A Land Untouched

    One of the things I like about driving in more scenic areas is the vast stretches of undeveloped land. There will be the occasional town and rest stop tucked in the landscape’s nooks, but most of the scenery is as clean and natural as we can expect these days. Whether it’s thick forests or rolling…

  • Morning Coffee: It’s Never Driving Season

    Morning Coffee: It’s Never Driving Season

    I enjoy the act of driving and a good ol’ road trip. Unfortunately, I live in an area that experiences all four seasons. This means that, in reality, there are only two seasons that matter: winter roads and road construction.

  • Winging It: The Flying Experience

    Does anyone care about air travel anymore? People obviously still use it and do so regularly. But does the act of rising off the ground and hurtling through the sky at hundreds of miles per hour still bring any thrill to the passengers? From simple observation, I would say, “no”. I feel the ability to…

  • Dude, Mountains

    Have you ever just been thinking about those huge piles of rocks cutting through the country and think, in your best stoner voice, “Mountains, man. Mountains.” I tell you what, mountains are absolute wonders when you think about it. Here are these massive, miles high protrusions of Earth’s crust. They have the power to completely…

  • The Old North Church

    As I log off from another hour spent exploring the Commonwealth in Fallout 4 and now sit watching Nicolas Cage go crazy trying to steal the Declaration of Independence, I reminisce about a recent trip to the heart of the American revolution. Boston is a nest of history, full of sights and stories. A visitor’s…

  • Weekend Wander: Minneapolis

    Take note: one of my ideal weekend getaways involves watching baseball and watching people. This is the ideal “two birds with one stone scenario” as I often spend the majority of my time at a baseball park watching people rather than the professional athletic display in front of me. (Describing some of the viewed teams…