Ireland: Living on the Edge at the Cliffs of Moher
Towering hundreds of feet above the ocean, the Cliffs of Moher are a stunning natural feature of Ireland’s west coast. They are also dangerous.
Eclipse 2017: Was It Worth the Hassle?
Traveling to the 2017 solar eclipse in Jackson, Wyoming, required a herculean planning effort. Now that it is over, was it worth all the hassle? Here is an account of […]
How to Behave at a California Beach
Oh, summer at the beach! Palm trees, sunny days, and endless sand. It would be so perfect if not for people… As someone who lives at a California beach year-round, […]
Vienna Day Trip: The Pan-European Picnic Memorial
In the summer of 1989, hundreds of East Germans made a dash for freedom at the border crossing between Austria and Hungary.
The California Super Bloom: A Love Story
Some people LOVE the desert. They enjoy the heat, and they find exquisite beauty in the desert. I do not. As a pasty, white redhead, I was built biologically to live in […]
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