Guide books often funnel people to over-loved places. Atlas Obscura, “the definitive guide to the world’s hidden wonders,” is a good resource to locate uncrowded, off-beat places to spice up a walk. The information is crowd-sourced, so it needs to be treated with caution. For example, a “machine gun nest” near our home is simply…… Continue reading An Atlas Obscura Walk in Chicago
Category: B-List Travel
Hidden Cities
Posted Hidden Cities.
SEA—HNL
My view for the next 7 hours, SEA–HNL.
My Worst Travel Fail
I have rarely felt more alive, more calm, more in the moment, more close to death. But that all came later that night. It was October 2011, northern India, Haridwar, one of Hinduism’s holiest places. The city is set in the foothills of the Himalayas at mile 157 (253 km) of the Ganges’ 1,569 mile…… Continue reading My Worst Travel Fail
Journey to Northern Ireland
Today: a train and two buses to Newcastle (Northern Ireland) where we’ll hike The Mournes.
Jet Setting (Not)
Living the jet-set highlife, at Chicago’s O’Hare waiting for a flight to Shannon. Maybe if I took off my shoes…
En Route to NRT
Friday, 8:00 a.m. Bullet train, Nagano to Tokyo. I’ll walk around Ueno Park, then continue to NRT (Tokyo-Narita).