Monthly Archives: February 2009
Spin Cycle [Love on the Road, Love on the Rocks] |
On Valentine’s Day 1998 I decided to surprise my new boyfriend with what I imagined would be a romantic and unforgettable helicopter tour of the Mile High City. It was on the way to the airport that I learned of … Continue reading
Back in 2001, I was living in Paris, juggling language classes, a part-time job that I’d BS’d my way into and a seemingly unquenchable drinking habit. When a longtime friend — whom we’ll call Dave because he’s now a serious painter … Continue reading
Here, excerpts from an entertaining piece by writer Rob Story which recounts his action-packed honeymoon throughout Asia—and some of its more memorable catastrophes. —CDB We’re a funny couple to watch. She, all of five feet and 99 pounds, blithely swings … Continue reading
Stuck in a Train Station in Yugoslavia [Dokuments Please]
Posted by in Close Calls, Dokuments Please, European Delights
Tagged Close Calls, Kristy Athens, Off The Map, Yugoslavia
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In 1989, what is now Bosnia-Herzegovina, Serbia, Croatia and other countries composed one Communist entity, the Soviet Federal Republic of Yugoslavia. I had been invited at the last minute to travel with a friend I was visiting in Austria. The … Continue reading
Romance on the Russian [Love on the Road, Love on the Rocks]
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Tagged Close Calls, Ravishing Blondes, Russian River, Water Water Everywhere
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Here’s the first of many (we hope) posts on romantic mishaps on the road from a well-spoken gentleman, if a hapless navigator. — CDB “We should probably secure the cooler in the canoe with those bungy cords,” said the woman … Continue reading
I was floating somewhere off the northernmost coast of British Columbia when my 17 foot sea-kayak was overtaken by a friendly gang of Canadian charter fisherman. “Looks like you been on quite a trip, eh?” the apparent leader said, studying … Continue reading
Love on the Road, Love on the Rocks [War of the Roses]
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Tagged Air Travel, Europe, Meltdowns, Rough Landings, Valentine's Day
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Just in time for Valentine’s Day, we’re gathering stories about romantic debacles while traveling. Who could possibly not have one to share? A good friend once prefaced a shocker of his own with the sage advice, ‘Never go to Europe … Continue reading
By the end of the second day, Andrew had lost his pants and was wearing only boxers, a cargo boat had nearly split our raft in two, and Mike had retreated belowdecks on his support boat. But Rick, the Aussie, our frequent companion at the back of the pack, had taken to alternately doing yoga on his raft and leading his teammates in choruses of “Row, row, row your raft”—though they rarely paddled, even gently. Continue reading
The Waves Up North [Amateur Hour]
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Tagged Amateur Hour, Chesterman Beach, Logical Excuses for Missing Work, Surf Sister, Tofino, Water Water Everywhere
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Certainty yields to doubt, which cedes to an insatiable need to see for yourself. And that’s how you land in Tofino, on a beach, struggling into a wetsuit and hot pink rashguard before a one-day longboard lesson… Continue reading
Before I knew it, the Deschutes was tossing me like a
trailer in a tornado, ripping me from my boat and
nearly tearing the paddle from my hands. Continue reading