Last updated May 27, 2023 | First published on May 25, 2023 | Working to Travel
Back in the throes of wintry January, I combed through thousands of travel photos to create a collection of my remote “offices” as a digital nomad from the past 16 years. My plan was to make a short blog post. But looking through so many photos of warm, happy places...
Last updated Nov 30, 2022 | First published on Oct 26, 2022 | USA
I truly had no idea what to expect from Astra Lumina at Anakeesta in Gatlinburg, Tennessee. Few people did. After all, the enchanted night walk is the first of its kind in the United States. At one bend in the trail, I could look down at the busy lights of downtown...
Last updated Mar 29, 2023 | First published on Jul 19, 2021 | Misc
I saw Roadrunner: A Film About Anthony Bourdain in a theater over the weekend. Damn. Note: This began as a Facebook post, but I quickly realized the film—and certainly Anthony—deserve more. Don’t worry, there are no Roadrunner: A Film About Anthony Bourdain...
Last updated Mar 29, 2023 | First published on May 19, 2021 | USA
No, it wasn’t a large dog—that was a small black bear on the prowl! I saw the bear, my first in the lower 48, during my three days in Gatlinburg, Tennessee. He or she appeared shortly after I crossed the longest tree-based canopy walk in North America (880 feet)1. The...
Last updated Apr 2, 2022 | First published on Sep 16, 2013 | Working to Travel
When was the last time that you smelled ink drying? Computers are far too quiet. Not that I could survive without a delete key, but writing has lost a great deal of romance. Long ago, silent processors replaced the mechanical hum and satisfying whack! of new worlds...
