I arrive in Vicksburg, perched high above the Mississippi river, about 2 hours to sunset, and make my way through the main street and down a steep enbankment towards the river to the bed and breakfast I’m stay at tonight.     It is surrounded by lov

There are days when all the romance of roadtrips goes out the window.   Lets say, when you fight with your computer to accept the free wifi WEP at your hotel for an hour yet it still never really gets on, so you finally wait in line to use theirs, and g

Outside of big cities, the USA doesn't have a heck of a lot of guesthouses of the hostel type.   A place where you can NOT make reservations in advance and have a good chance of landing a cheap bed, or find yourself in an atmosphere where single travell

7 people, 2 from Korea (1 who spoke no English - how he ended up in a Louisiana swamp outside of Breaux Bridge is anyones guess), and 1 Cajun, took off in our swamp mobile at 3:30, pushing off the side of the banks of the Cypress Island/Lake Martin Swamp

Of course there are a few other things that have influenced New Orleans in the more modern era.  The government, notably during the early 20th century has been famously corrupt and bribe oriented.  Today, some say, just like the chicory in the coffee, t

I’d heard many a time that the panhandle of Florida isn’t Florida in the sense of our national identity of it, as a bastion for snowbirds, northern accents, and non-southern traditions which involve hot nights, latin influences and Mickey Mouse.   

We’re Off!   In true roadtrip fashion, we leave tampa today 2 hours late, and get our early morning start at the crack of 9:30.   The general plan is to head up the SunCoast Highway, then get onto rt 19 to rt 98 until we hit Apalachicola.  We

Travelling again, finally, this time with more time and less money, and of course after such a long hiatus, I am excited.    This is my first grand adventure of what I hope will be many since I quit my Wall St. job, moved from NYC, and pretty much chan

The Road from Northern Territory to Queensland Australia is a massive place, meaning the road to Cairns from Darwin was long. Three ...

Thursday 5th October 2006 I have now reached Darwin and what a hard slog it was to get there.  Looking at a map of Australia you ...

In a tentative attempt to get techy with my travels, I am starting this travel blog to help stay better connected to the people I ...

No, I'm not pregnant (Mum). Just to let you all know that there are some new additions to this site. The links are in the right-hand ...

The plan is relatively simple. I will travel solo around the United States and parts of Canada, in order that I discover what I ...

Back in 2003 I took a road trip out to East Bali and stayed at a guest house ran by an Aussie guy named Mark. ...