Tag: travel
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Sailing Through the Desert
I wrote up my experiences at TusCon, but left out the things I saw along the way. And yes, there are things to see and contemplate on a 800 mile round trip through the desert. I only regret that I took no pictures, but navigating my cell phone to picture mode while driving 80 mph…
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Wanted: The Hollywood Guide to New York City
I know this will come as a shock to the denizens of New York City and even nearby New Jersey, but 90% of the country has no idea how you live or even where you live. Yes, we all have vague ideas about New York City being a big port on the Northeast Coast, and…
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The (Rail)Road Home
Last (I promise) installment about my June cross-continent trip. Next onto Vegas and InvisiCon (aka Son of Silvercon). Once I was in Atlanta, the trip home would be straightforward if not exactly straight geographically, and I was soon at the Amtrak station to head for the Big Easy and the Hostel Auberge where I had…
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The Hall of Fame
Before I get into my trip back to San Diego, I should talk about my brief stop at the Baseball Hall of Fame on my trip to Chattanooga. A quick uber got me from the Amtrak station in Utica to the car rental place where I rented a mid-size vehicle, adjusting my Michael Phelps like…
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The Con’s the Thing
Why do I go to cons? One reason is to hang out with like-minded people or at least with those who share many of my enthusiasms. But I can do those things at home. Some folks go to meet their heroes, writers they admire, but I’m old and I met Bradbury, Ellison, Sturgeon, Herbert, Zelazny,…
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Sweet Home, Chattanooga
Chattanooga seemed like a very nice town with a “bigger than a small town” but not a “too big for its britches” place, so I had arranged to arrive a day early to explore a little bit. I had nabbed a tourist magazine from the lobby of the Marriott last year and planned on checking…
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On the Way to Choo Choo Less Chattanooga
My second cross-country rail trip was again spurred by the goal of attending Liberty Con in Chattanooga. I had been to D.C. last year and contemplated what I wanted to do for my side-trip this year. First I planned an extra day in Chattanooga since I didn’t get to do any sight-seeing last year. I…
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Riding the Rails II: The Trip Home
Now for the rest of the story. I talked about boarding the train from DC to Atlanta, and it was a shorter, but nonetheless overnight trip. West of the Mississippi, the views from the train (outside the cities) were quite interesting. On the east of the Mississippi, however 90% of the tracks were bordered by…
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Riding the Rails
This last summer I wanted to go to Liberty-Con in Chattanooga, Tennessee. I haven’t flown in many years, and have heard lots of awful stories about modern air travel. Being retired means I was in no hurry, and both Sharon and I took long train trips when we were younger and really enjoyed them. So…
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Avoiding the Bus
I’ve made friends with a number of other writers online over the last several years, and many of them seem to gather annually at a Science Fiction Convention called Liberty Con in Chattanooga Tennessee. That Con limits its attendees (to 1,000 this year, even fewer in years past I hear), and last year, it was…
Musings of a Restless Mind 