Two Writers, 50 States, Endless Stories
Posted in New York, Oklahoma, Read, See, Three-fer Friday on Apr 2nd, 2010
Reality is overrated, which is why both Jenna and I are avid readers of fiction. (And yeah, I write fiction, too. I have several novels in a filing cabinet where no one will ever see them. Publishing a novel is high on my bucket list.)
So for this week’s Three-fer, we decided to [...]
Posted in Alabama, California, Discuss, New York, Read, Three-fer Friday on Mar 12th, 2010
Public libraries are the most modest of attractions. Their staffs rarely show off about all the free events they hold or, quite frankly, that just about everything they offer is free. Even the glitziest most high-tech of public libraries feel welcoming when you walk inside. Yes, those computers are available for you to check your [...]
Posted in Do, Go, New Jersey, New York, Three-fer Friday, Wyoming on Feb 12th, 2010
There is but one activity that takes less planning than a walk…and that is a nap. We’ll celebrate the joy of a good travel nap in the coming weeks but, first, we look back on some memorable moments of putting one foot in front of the other. It’s a low effort, high reward kind of [...]
Posted in Go, New York, Three-fer Friday on Feb 5th, 2010
Love, love, love. During the Valentine’s Day season (I’ve been spotting heart-shaped candy boxes in the shops since December), you either love hearing about it or love to hate it. This time of year, travel is all about the romantic getaway. As if true lovers really need spa treatments and roses and for romance. (Not [...]
Posted in Do, New York, Texas, Three-fer Friday, Washington on Jan 22nd, 2010
The phrase popped into my head, in Roberta Flack’s voice, and hunkered down, becoming a solid earworm. “The first time ever I saw this place.” It seemed like a good title for a Three-fer but for the life of me, I couldn’t nail down what we should write about to fit the title. So, rather [...]
Posted in Do, Go, New York, North Carolina, Oklahoma, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, See, Three-fer Friday on Dec 18th, 2009
Home for the holidays? After that’s all wrapped up, how about decompressing with a trip through one of our favorite historic houses? Though some people believe I’ll go to hell for this, you might even want to play one of my favorite historic house tour games: What’s that? Just pick some random item in a [...]
Posted in Arizona, Discuss, Go, Maine, New York, Texas, Three-fer Friday, Utah, Wyoming on Nov 13th, 2009
Once the holidays hit, finding a quiet moment can be–let’s call it–challenging. So, before we all get swept away, let’s take a trip to some extreme quiet. This week’s Three-fer Friday celebrates, to borrow Björk’s words, places that are “oh, so quiet [and] oh, so still.” Please take them along–or, of course, call up one [...]
Some days a slash of hot pink light on the wall was my cue to grab the camera. Other days it was an oppressive storm cloud that started me shooting. No matter the reason, I’ve spent the last five years convinced that the best shows in New York City aren’t on Broadway. The best [...]
Posted in California, Colorado, Go, Nebraska, New York, Utah on Oct 14th, 2009
In 1977, I took my first cross-country trip with two girlfriends. I was 19 years old and, except for 10 days in London when I was 15, I’d never left the East Coast. Actually, I’d barely been out of New York City. Partway through the drive, I started writing a letter to my brother documenting [...]
Posted in Arizona, Do, New York, See, Three-fer Friday on Oct 9th, 2009
We’ve all seen a lot of stuff in our travels—museums and roadside attractions, neon signs and neighborhoods, city streets and country roads. But every now and then we are struck right between the eyes with a view so affecting, it burns itself into our brains.
Our guest contributor for today’s three-fer is TR Ryan, an Oklahoma [...]
