Travel stories
Stories from trips between 1963 and 2026, several of them book-length. The star ratings are mine, and entirely unscientific. Or find them on the map.
In the Valley of the Crescent Moon (Or, The Great Jordanian Laptop Swindle)Jordan & Dubai2026Medium
Conference Hopping in MonacoMonaco2022Long
In the Land of Veiled WomenBahrain & Dubai2022Medium
Visiting Estonians on the French Riviera: A Reunion with Anu-LiiviThe French Riviera2021Short
Caribbean PassageGrenada to Trinidad2021Book-length
In the Land of Fish and Forests: Exploring Nova ScotiaNova Scotia2018Long
Skiing North Pole PlungeArapahoe Basin, Colorado2017Short
Touched by the Sun: Eclipse Fever in WyomingWyoming2017Medium
In the Realm of the Golden Marmot: Climbing Mt. HarvardMt. Harvard, Colorado2016Medium
The Bridge Over the River KwaiThailand2015Long
The Ghosts of KrabiPhi Phi Island, Thailand2005Book-length
Judging Miss MinnesotaSt. Cloud, Minnesota2005Long
A Passage to IndiaIndia & Nepal2003Book-length
The Leaning Tower of PisaTuscany, Italy2002Long
Judging Ms. MinnesotaSt. Cloud, Minnesota2002Long
In Search of Conflict DiamondsSierra Leone2002Book-length
Cessna Over ManhattanNew York City2001Long
Paintball WarsColorado Springs, Colorado1999Short
In the Land of the Colombian Drug LordsColombia1998Long
A Taste of ZanzibarKenya & Tanzania1998Book-length
Clockwise ’Round the WorldUK, Southern Africa & Australia1997Book-length
Escaping the Basel Jewelry FairSwitzerland1995Long
The Pearl Festival of KashikojimaJapan1993Long
Water on Both EndsMicronesia1993Medium
West to the OrientHong Kong, Japan & China1992Book-length
Learning to Fly a Float Plane in AlaskaAlaska1992Medium
Destination: Rainforest!Venezuela1991Long
Crewing on a J-24Lake Dillon, Colorado1990Medium
Diving the Blue HoleSanta Rosa, New Mexico1988Long
Night Train to RussiaEstonia, Russia & Lapland1988Book-length
The Road to MoroccoMorocco1985Book-length
The Seven Sacred PoolsMaui, Hawaii1983Long
A Paranoid’s Guide to the Orient ExpressParis to Istanbul1967Medium
Harvesting the Rare NarcissusMontreux, Switzerland1963Short