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A Travelogue Collection
Thank you for visiting our travel blog, a paean to Wanderlust. The Siren's song of travel is among our most constant companions. We hope you enjoy perusing our Travelogues and invite you to accompany us vicariously on the adventures we've been so fortunate to experience.
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The Parable of the Trip That Wasn’t
Instead of Sydney Back in late 2022, I booked a Celebrity Cruises 10 day “Wine Cruise,” sailing from Sydney, Australia, departing on...
tomwalker86
Dec 15, 202410 min read
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No Nightingale, But Florence
To begin, I confess to having become a fan of Delta Vacations [For the record, I do not now, and never have, worked for Delta. I am not...
tomwalker86
Jul 14, 202414 min read
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Snakebit in Peru
A phenomenon many professionals in hospitality will agree exists is a true rarity of rarities: the Snakebit customer. The snake in this...
tomwalker86
Jan 2, 202423 min read
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London Calling
Two scheduled trips to London fell victim to the pandemic’s tender mercies. The law of averages being what it is, our third scheduled...
tomwalker86
Jul 6, 202210 min read
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EVolutionary Thinking
In early 2020, when motor vehicle traffic came to a near standstill as Covid related shutdowns took effect, Utah’s Salt Lake Valley air,...
tomwalker86
Feb 2, 20224 min read
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Getting to Vail - The Long Way Around
From 1972 to 1975 I was a soldier in the US Army. Although I am very much a patriot, my tour of duty was not due to a rush of patriotic...
tomwalker86
Nov 17, 20216 min read
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Magnificent Monterey, California
On September 2, 2021, my wife and I were scheduled to fly to London. Not terribly before then, the CDC issued a level 4 travel advisory...
tomwalker86
Oct 12, 202115 min read
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Urban Hiking: A Trip Around The Neighborhood
A yearning to travel seems to be embedded in my DNA. Or at least imprinted on my psyche in a way that feels completely organic. ...
tomwalker86
Sep 21, 20214 min read
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Your Mileage May Vary
When Covid19 first burned its way into the Salt Lake City, Utah, area, most business activity came to a standstill for a time. At least...
tomwalker86
Aug 17, 20215 min read
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Silence Is Golden
As modern life has increasingly become urbanized for many or most people, so has the ubiquity of disturbance. By disturbance I mean...
tomwalker86
Aug 16, 20213 min read
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Donnelly, Idaho - A Rural Jewel Off the Beaten Path
Travel for Cynthia and I is a joy for so many reasons – to experience different cultures and cuisines, to revel in the countless,...
tomwalker86
Aug 14, 20217 min read
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Tuweep: Adventures at the Edge of the Grand Canyon
This place is definitely where, when the world was being built, they ran out of pieces. But I should back up a bit. The drive here Friday...
tomwalker86
Aug 8, 20214 min read
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Jackson Hole - It's What You've Heard and More
Jackson Hole – the name itself can send shivers up a skier’s spine. Aesthetically, the area reminds one of Chamonix. Not that anyone...
tomwalker86
Aug 6, 20216 min read
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We died and went to - Crete!
Paradise, noun: life adorned with abundant love; waist deep, untracked champagne powder on Alta’s High Rustler; existential moments of...
tomwalker86
Aug 6, 20218 min read
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A Grecian (and Cypriot) Travelogue
On June 30, 2021, Cynthia and I began our first international trip in over a year. Not that we hadn’t tried earlier. Our first Covid...
tomwalker86
Aug 6, 202110 min read
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