I was walking through the book store the other day trying to kill some time. I had no where particular to be so I figured I’d go there and wander through the stacks for a while. This is something I enjoy doing from time-to-time, always hoping that I won’t buy anything but instead just wander […]
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Weird U.S.
What travel is to one person it may not be to another; it’s all very subjective and personal. The book Weird U.S.: Your Travel Guide to America’s Local Legends and Best Kept Secrets reminded me of this once again. It’s not as though I see many of the things in the book as actual travel-related […]
The Chicago of Europe
It is no secret that I’m not a fan of Mark Twain’s work. I have not attempted to conceal this in any way, and actually have been rather up front about it. So, when I was offered a copy of a compliation of some of Twain’s writing, I made darn sure the publisher knew that […]
Travels with Charley
Recently I was on a hike and one of the topic of conversations was travel literature. We talked about some of our favorite books, what we were reading now, and what inspired us. My hiking buddy, Kory Kilmer, mentioned the one that really caught him was John Steinbeck‘s Travels with Charley. It was right at […]
The Best American Travel Writing of 2008
I’ve fallen to the hype of Anthony Bourdain and his No Reservations show on the Travel Channel. I’ve watched it for some time now and attribute it as the sole reason for me turning the ol’ dial back there. I was so sick of many of the other programs they ran that I just flipped […]
Americana: Dispatches from the New Frontier
With the picture of a gleaming Airstream motorhome on the cover of the book I had initially expected it to be about author Hampton Sides’ travels across America; one big road trip of sorts. Instead, Americana: Dispatches from the New Frontier, are a collection of his essays about what make the United States great. And […]
Jason's Travels 