Netherlands are named so because they reside at such a low altitude; much of the land having been reclaimed from the sea and below sea level, protected by […]
Belgium / Europe / France
Fast French Food
Never have I ever… wanted to go to France. That’s not entirely true. Once, I met a lovely French girl in a hostel kitchen in Costa Rica. Her name […]
Belgium / Europe
Ring my Belgium: Partie Un
Hungry for the heat and friction of the ground, at odds with every other flight oriented piece of the plane, the wheels bounced with delight in the dark […]
Planet Earth / PSA
Just the tip… s?
So maybe time for a new dash of my new favorite tricks when taking on a new place. There is a lot of great info out there on […]
Austria / Europe
Österreich: Schnitzel, Wurst, and Fairy Tales
Austria is a land of fairy tales. From the moment I left Graz, the train took me into every bed time story I had ever heard. Mountains, villages, […]
Europe / Germany
I think my pig is whistling!
Frankfurt has been fun, and my stay here far too short. I’m packing up after 4 days to head to Austria for the first MotoGP race there in […]
Europe / Germany / North America / U.S.A.
An Exit
Another grand adventure unfolds under my feet… Arriving at the airport today, I felt the hum of excitement building in me. The familiar return to a building that […]
Austria / Belgium / Europe / France / Germany / Hungary / Luxembourg / Motorcycles / Netherlands / North America / Portugal / Turkey / U.S.A.
A Quickie
I am off again. The idea of a Eurotrip this summer actually materialized last year, but my partner dropped out. After the bombings and madness in Istanbul, I […]
Motorcycles / North America / U.S.A.
American Sandwich
And now it’s time for a new adventure. Starting in June, I left my old stomping grounds in Arizona, rode through Mexico, along the Sea of Cortez, and am […]
Asia / Thailand
Reiki and the Yogi: Simonisms.
In another world, I was a warrior. Maybe it was another life. Many months ago, I left Thailand behind. I left with bruises, for sure, though disproportionately less […]