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San Antonio, Texas And the Alamo… (and Austin)
There is crime in San Antonio. Lots of petty crime. Minor muggings maybe. And yet it is considered one of the safest cities in the US. A world safer than Laredo — 2 hours’ drive […]
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Rocks — On Staten Island
I knew Doug Schwartz briefly in college. We met on the cafeteria line once and chatted briefly. I was editor of the school newspaper; he was a poet. He wrote a poem about eggs and […]
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Randall’s Island NYC – Mysteries Revealed
New York City is a city made up of many islands and one peninsula. The peninsula is the borough of the Bronx, and then there’s Manhattan Island and Staten Island, and Brooklyn and Queens which […]
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Del Mar, California
I was in San Diego recently. I spent three-quarters of a day in a place called Del Mar. It may be the nicest place in the world. God damned nice place. Ocean, trains, beach, fancy-dancy […]
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Old Glory: A Voyage Down the Mississippi — Book Review
“Old Glory – A Voyage Down the Mississippi” by Jonathon Raban (1981) Review by Rich Sheppard An English travel writer takes a 16-foot motorboat (Raven’s Nest) down the length of the Mississippi River. It is […]
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Cocoa Beach, Florida & the Kennedy Space Center in Year 2000
From the Archives — Written in May, 2000: For the frugal traveler looking to spend time at a Florida vacation spot different than the usual Disney, Miami Beach, Key West, or Tampa spots, look no […]