Sitting on a pretty hilltop on the Bonavista Peninsula of Newfoundland, there’s a little bed-and-breakfast in the quiet, seaside village of Trinity. I stayed there one night, in the summer of 2007, surrounded by meadows and the Atlantic Ocean. The room I occupied had polished-wood floors, a down comforter on the bed, and a small [...]
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Wanderlust: Where Does It Come From?
At three years old, my son left home.
He didn’t leave for good, of course; but from the time he could get around our neighborhood under his own steam, Travis was traveling. After waking up in the morning, he’d wash up and get dressed, strap on his little backpack outfitted with a peanut butter sandwich and [...]
The Travel Cycle
If you’re planning a travel adventure, you’ll find that there’s a wealth of advice out there regarding how you should go about doing it. Books and magazine articles with titles such as “Ten Steps for Planning Your Trip,” “Seven Steps to the Perfect Trip,” or “Trip Planning in Six Simple Steps” are abundant at your [...]
