Just Down the Road - World's Largest Truckstop
The Iowa 80 Truck Stop is the largest in the world and worth the stop if you're driving down Interstate 80.
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Apr 24, 20235 min read
Pella, If You Ain't Dutch...
The first weekend in May is just around the corner and that means it won’t be long before a small Iowa town will more than double in...
Mar 29, 20234 min read
Pacific Northwest - Where Suspension Bridge Crosses Rainforest
There’s a rainforest in Vancouver, Canada. Surprised the heck out of me. Some of you, who are much smarter than I, are saying of course...
Mar 7, 20239 min read
Emmett Till: Tragedy in Mississippi
You’re a 14-year-old boy growing up in Chicago. It’s summer and you ask your mother if you can go spend some time with your cousins a...
Mar 1, 20234 min read
Howland Hill Road, Redwoods and America’s Cathedral
I’m pretty sure it’s not something you’ve thought of ever doing, but imagine for a moment driving down an old stage coach trail with...
Feb 6, 20235 min read
Of Geysirs and Secret Lagoons
Confession time. I’m not a hot tub person. There, I’ve said it. My late wife, Connie, on the other hand, loved them. When we found...
Feb 3, 20234 min read
Sigridur Tómasdóttir, the Woman Who Saved Gullfoss
I’ve long been fascinated by people who willingly submit themselves to extreme measures for a cause in which they believe. Regardless of...
Feb 1, 20232 min read
Monument to the Unknown Bureaucrat
You won’t see too many military statues when wandering around Reykjavik, or any other part of Iceland for that matter. Maybe one of Leif...
Jan 31, 20235 min read
It Started Small – The Icelandic Phallological Museum
(Note: This article discusses an Icelandic museum devoted to a certain, uhumm, specific part of the male anatomy. So there’s your...
Jan 28, 20232 min read
Iceland's Punk Rock Toilets
Iceland has an obsession with museums. It’s true. Really. Last count, there are 266 museums in the country. That’s one museum for every...
Jan 26, 20235 min read
It's Easy to Reach Hallgrimskirkja
It’s easy reaching the top of Hallgrimskirkja Church tower, almost easy as it is to find the church in the first place. Its exterior...
Jan 17, 20234 min read
Of California Storms and Elephant Seals
Many parts of the highway I traveled on my December trip along the West Coast have been closed due to the recent rains, flooding and rock...
Jan 16, 20233 min read
Chihuly and the Art of Glass
I don’t know when Dale Chihuly became my favorite artist. It was a long time ago. I do know exactly when glass blowing became my favorite...
Jan 14, 20234 min read
A Hope for Moments
I hope you have moments in life that take you into your past. Unexpected moments that suddenly appear and transport you back to your...
Jan 12, 20238 min read
Confessions of a Hallmark Christmas Movie Fanatic
Hello. My name is Alan. I’m a Hallmark Christmas Movie fanatic. It’s true, I admit it, as winter approaches I wait anxiously for the...
Jan 10, 20236 min read
A Very Gilmore Christmas
Warner Brothers Studio Tour with Gilmore Girls, Harry Potter and DC Superheroes.
Dec 6, 20222 min read
Howling With Wolves
Last April Fools Day I found myself with a group of about a dozen people in the Colorado hills, 30 miles due west of Colorado Springs,...
Nov 12, 20224 min read
The Mystery of the Missing Museum Curator
It’s a tail ripped from the headlines, tailor-made for a crime story podcast, maybe even a Netflix movie. The young, passably handsome,...
Oct 14, 20224 min read
Submarines are Cool: USS Silversides
I geek out when I have the chance to tour a submarine. I visited Hawaii six years ago during the 75th anniversary of the attack on Pearl...
Oct 5, 20225 min read
Paisley Park: The Ultimate Experience
If you’re a Prince fan then a pilgrimage to Paisley Park in Chanhassen, Minnesota, has to be near the top of your travel list. If you’ve...
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