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Point of View Exercise – Travel Memoir (of 2014, written in 2020)
The man, pausing momentarily in uncertainty on Platform #3, makes a sudden turn as if kicked into gear. He marches down the stairs. He banks around a local man and his aged wife. The old man drags luggage up the ramp running alongside the stairs as the wife looks on in the silent judgment of a person who both requires someone’s assistance and one who doesn’t approve of the manner in which the assistance is being rendered. Continue reading
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Tagged creative writing, Czech Republic, euro travel, europe, Europe by Train, european travel, fiction, literary devices, narrative, perspective, point of view, rail travel, slow tourism, Tourism, tourist, train travel, travel, travelogue, usti nad lebem, writing, writing assignment, writing challenge, writing exercise, writing prompt
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The Summer 2019 Grand Adventure is Planned!
My special friends: Summer 2019 is on the docket! My wife and I, still counting as newlyweds I think, are headed for the Continent for a two-week honeymoon – much delayed and much anticipated. It’s a different experience for me … Continue reading
Posted in Travelogue, Travelogue 2019, Travels
Tagged aegean, aegean sea, Alps, Amsterdam, Berlin, bern, Braubach, castle, Castles, cave house, europe, european tour, european travel, european trip, first time visit to europe, germany, going abroad, greece, Hamburg, honeymoon, leaving the country, romantic, romantic travel, santorini, switzerland, train, train travel, trains, travel, traveling, traveling by train, trip
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Summer 2017: By the Numbers
Here’s the 2017 Summer trip by the numbers: 54 days, thirteen cities, thirteen airports, two ferries, three islands, one new mountain range, five new countries, two train rides, and two times across the Atlantic. 16,765 miles (26,980 km) flown. 791 … Continue reading
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Tagged Adriatic, aegean, air travel, airports, American abroad, backpacking, Berlin, boat travel, europe, european travel, ferries, ferry travel, France, georgia, germany, norway, Paris, rome, Slow Travel, tbilisi, train stations, train travel, trains, traveling. travel, travels
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Aspirational Post (written at 36k feet)
I’m flying over Billings, Montana in a 767-300. It’s been 54 days since I left the ground in Utah back in June, and I of course have mixed feelings about returning home. I’m anxious to get to work – teaching … Continue reading
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Tagged air travel, airline travel, airplanes, backpacking, europe, Slow Travel, travel, traveling, travels, USA
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Rail Travel in Europe
I get a kick out of train rides. We’re really missing out in the U.S., I can tell you. Some of us have ridden the Amtrak trains – I have on four occasions for somewhat lengthy trips and once more … Continue reading