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Read more about the article Those end of season vibes are coming on fast

Those end of season vibes are coming on fast

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  • Post published:November 1, 2021
  • Post category:Travel & Adventure/Visual

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Read more about the article Back in the Barn Following an Afternoon of Exploring

Back in the Barn Following an Afternoon of Exploring

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  • Post published:August 8, 2021
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Read more about the article The Last Clamshell

The Last Clamshell

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  • Post published:June 7, 2021
  • Post category:NC Chronicles/Travel & Adventure

The last Shell gas station of its kind is in Winston Salem, NC.

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BMA

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  • Post published:May 24, 2021
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Hanging Rock State Park

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  • Post published:March 6, 2021
  • Post category:NC Chronicles/Travel & Adventure

Spring's bearing down on us. I could feel it when Eli and I took the dogs for a hike to Window Falls at Hanging Rock.

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Getting Back on the Bike

  • Post author:Ian
  • Post published:September 2, 2020
  • Post category:Travel & Adventure

Twenty-plus years ago, I rode a motorcycle. I used it to commute, have fun and occasionally travel. The bike itself was a '79 BMW R100/7, which was a combination project,…

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Another Drive for Social Distancing

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  • Post published:March 30, 2020
  • Post category:NC Chronicles/Travel & Adventure/Updates

Sunday Beth and I went north, where we found almost no one. Just as we hoped.

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London Calling

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  • Post published:March 4, 2020
  • Post category:Travel & Adventure

There's one place we've traveled where Beth and I don't see eye-to-eye: London. She's #teamlondon, and sees something romantic in marginal weather, royals, and obscene concentrations of wealth. I, on…

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Rich and Yet Poor

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  • Post published:February 27, 2020
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Jason Kottke is a fabulous writer, and this observation from his recent article about traveling in Asia reflects my own experience: America is a rich country that feels like a…

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Isle of Man Phone Box

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  • Post published:February 6, 2020
  • Post category:Travel & Adventure

Brilliant marketing. It makes me want to visit the Isle of Man.

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