I have this co-worker who lives in Hawaii. He works remotely, obviously. He’s in the office this week, and he’s a pretty all-around good character. But it makes me wonder – if you live in Hawaii, where do you go on vacation? I mean, you’ve got some of the best scenery, food, beaches and outdoor [...]
Posts from ‘September, 2009’
Five Scenes from a Friday in Sedona
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Eulogy for a GPS
We are gathered here today to celebrate the passing of a good friend – my Garmin Foretrex 201 global positioning system receiver.
It’s career was long for a modern piece of electronics – more than six years. It’s been soaked by foul-smelling, Phoenix-in-the-summer dude sweat. By rain. Possibly by trace amounts of urine.
Through that all, it [...]
Other Ways to Catch up With Wandering Justin
You probably can’t get enough of my. I don’t blame you. To prevent you from going through withdrawals, I offer you my Twitter feed. You’ll get something maybe once a day. Some of it won’t even be travel/misadventure-related. But it’ll be fun or I won’t say anything at all.
Oh, and something else: I have a [...]
Trip Flashback: Aboard Song of America
Back when I was a teenager, I considered cruises the ultimate vacation. Think about it: All sorts of activities, all sorts of food, all sorts of girls. I would’ve been happy with a ship that sailed straight into the ocean and didn’t touch ground for seven days. Alas, I had to deal with cruises that [...]
Remembering Jason McRoy
I’m a very rational guy. But sometimes strange things happen. We can call them coincidence. And we’re probably right. But sometimes, you just wonder.
I’m thinking about this because of my last post, which referred to the late Specialized racer Jason McRoy. I haven’t thought about him in years. I met him back in 1995 with [...]
Why I Should be on the Specialized Trail Crew!
I’ve made a decision: I want to be part of the Specialized Trail Crew.
If you’re reading this and you don’t work for Specialized, the Trail Crew is essentially a bunch of brand ambassadors that gets out there, riding, doing trail maintenance and generally being cool to other riders so they forward that coolness to others.
Well, [...]
5 Ways to Pack Lighter
A good friend of mine dropped into a recent post here lately, saying that she can go carry-on even for international flights. That’s the virtue of packing light, of course. I can’t go carry-on despite being a light packer because of the length of my backpack. But I can share some of my tips for [...]
Airport “Authorities” Continue Running Amok
Monday night, I had to visit Sky Harbor Airport to pick my wife up from racing in the Ironman triathlon in Madison, Wisc. She flew United, which is based at Terminal 2. For a person stiff and sore from completing the 140-mile course -and with extra injuries from a crash- it’s the perfect terminal: It’s [...]
Cheat Your Way out of Airline Checked-Bag Fees – For Now
The Arizona Republic has an interesting story about airline passengers trying to cram as much stuff into their carry-on luggage as possible to avoid checked-bag fees. That in itself was nothing revolutionary. But a few things stuck out to me:
1. Cheapskate passengers are slowing up the laborious boarding process for everyone else because, while they can afford [...]
