The rappel tower
(Warning: Contains coarse language.) Heights have never bothered me very much. As a child, whenever my family would visit tourist attractions involving high…
Read More(Warning: Contains coarse language.) Heights have never bothered me very much. As a child, whenever my family would visit tourist attractions involving high…
Read MoreCrowds of people are not my idea of a good time. I like my space and I don’t like noise. Crowds of drunk…
Read MoreThe worst roadside restroom I ever visited was in northwest Indiana. It was 1989 and a friend and I were on a late-night…
Read MoreWhen asked what my last meal would be if I knew I would die soon, I generally name lamb, raspberries and pears. The…
Read MoreThere is a restaurant in Paris that I like very much. Truth be told, there are a dozen or more restaurants in Paris…
Read MoreThree years ago I was living in Fitou in France during a period of decompression and introspection. The preceding autumn had been just…
Read MoreDuring one summer in the 80s I had a week’s vacation from my job selling shoes at Marshall Field’s, and after considering places…
Read MoreI was 25 when I took my first vacation by myself. I lived in Chicago at the time and thought it would be…
Read More(Caution: contains coarse language.) In a previous edition we addressed situations in which travelers — aboard trains and airplanes, in cars and trucks,…
Read MoreFood really gets me going. I enjoy eating it, cooking it, planning ways I will cook it, shopping for things I need to…
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