Travel

Writing Assignment: Travel Journals Redux

07.22.2011 Travel

Purposeful writing, as distinct from specific-purpose writing, is an excellent way to practice writing skills. It also helps to set one at ease with writing regularly. The travel journal, as I’ve mentioned before, is an excellent tool for growing one’s skills. But there’s much more that can be done with a travel journal. One way [...]

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Some Thoughts On Travel

06.28.2011 Family

My wife and I took our youngest daughter on a trip to the UK recently, a graduation from high school celebration. I’ll have much more to write about it in the coming weeks, but here are some initial thoughts and observations: Air travel sucks. Avoid if at all possible. Travel light and wash out things [...]

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Writing Assignment: Keep A Travel Journal

06.17.2011 Travel

There are so many things to do when you travel, but one of the most important is to record what you see, what you do. Yes, you can take pictures, you can shoot video. But writing about your day of travel is particularly worthwhile. Writing about what you experiences as you experience them will help [...]

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Living It Up: Why We Play The Spend Nothing Game

04.21.2011 Business

It may sound backwards, but we play the Spend Nothing Game so we can spend a lot of money on some special things. In just a few weeks my wife Diane and I are taking our youngest daughter to the UK for a long-promised trip. She’s graduating from high school and we wanted to help [...]

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On The Road Again

03.21.2011 Business

I’m hitting the road today, off for some client work and a chance to visit a dear friend. This time it’s Minneapolis. For a work-at-home guy I’m doing a lot of traveling this year. This is my fourth trip in 2011. And you know what? I’m enjoying it much more than I used to. I [...]

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