Here’s my truth. I love getting behind the wheel and dream of the open road. There’s something about being in the outdoors that simply satisfies me in a way little else can. For some strange reason, although I’ve never lived there, the West Coast of the U.S. always feels like home. … [Read more...] about Travel Your Truth
Alcatraz: Separating Fact From Science Fiction
I saw a TV commercial for the Fox drama Alcatraz and my first thought? Geez...yet another movie or television show about Alcatraz? … [Read more...] about Alcatraz: Separating Fact From Science Fiction
Beyond Boundaries in Badlands National Park
It was raining--hard--on the morning I left Rochester, Minnesota. It was the third day of my big cross-country road trip and I was headed to Custer, South Dakota for the night. Being an early riser, I was already on the road a little before five in the morning, driving west under steel gray skies and dodging muscular semis while the rain fell so hard I could hardly hear the … [Read more...] about Beyond Boundaries in Badlands National Park
Single No More?
A year and a half ago, when I started blogging about my travels, I tried to come up with a blog name that was clever while representing the fact that I am a solo traveler who also happens to be single. The Single Occupancy Blog was born. … [Read more...] about Single No More?
Life-Changing Travel: It Can Happen Anywhere
In the early days of this website, I waxed poetic about travel in a short, heartfelt love letter. What I’d settled on was that travel had the power to transform me by changing my perspective of the world--and my place in it--in both small and substantial ways. As such, I’m always eager to read other viewpoints on the transformative nature of travel. … [Read more...] about Life-Changing Travel: It Can Happen Anywhere