Wanderism Travel

A couple of travel websites we frequent offer articles every so often that provide a set of links to other sites that might have particularly good stories about the wonderful places on this planet. We think that’s a good idea – spreading the gospel, so to speak.

* See The World By Train
Let’s face it, some things in life just defy description.
The Grand Canyon… awe inspiring, yes, but does the phrase do it justice…?
The birth of a child… life affirming, true, but isn’t it mind boggling just the same…?
The popularity of Glenn Beck… okay, well maybe that one does defy description.
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Doug and I are always on the lookout for the unusual, the off-beat, even the strange when it comes to travel.
Seattle, for instance, has the Space Needle, the rockin’ EMP (Experience Music Project), Pike Place Market and enough quirky neighborhoods to keep even the most jaded traveler entertained for weeks. But what about Underground [...]

I smoked opium once. I saw God.
They say God has many faces. In this instance, she took the form of an elderly Asian woman dressed head to toe in black. She hovered above me – a face creased with age, framed with straight gray hair and punctuated with a toothy, betel nut-stained smile. Who knew [...]

I’m writing a new book at the moment. It’s a biography about the first woman to travel around the world by car. The attempt would be amazing enough for anyone, but realizing that she accomplished the feat at an early age during the Roaring 20s in a converted Model-T Ford is nothing short [...]