Tag Archives: Slow Travel

Summer 2017: By the Numbers

Posted on 2017/08/11 by Steve Capone

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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Aspirational Post (written at 36k feet)

Posted on 2017/08/07 by Steve Capone

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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Rail Travel in Europe

Posted on 2017/08/02 by Steve Capone

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 →

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Hohenschönhausen Prison

Posted on 2017/08/02 by Steve Capone

Remember to visit the 2017 travel page to see every post I’ve made this year (Amsterdam in April, seven countries over the summer). Hohenschönhausen (lit. “high beauty houses”) is a neighborhood east of central Berlin. The name of the district … Continue reading →

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A Poem in Paris

Posted on 2017/08/01 by Steve Capone

I thought I’d write one sentence while I’m here because it is a special place and because i am wondering if perhaps a bit of magic something in the air might find its way in whether by accretion from the … Continue reading →

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