Thoughts and Musings

The Summer Of Wabi Sabi

Delays. Cancellations. High prices. Crowds. Travel this summer wasn’t exactly paradise. It felt like a struggle right from the start: finding airfare that didn’t cost double from a year or two ago was an exercise in futility. Then, you still had to hope your flight actually took off–thousands upon thousands were cancelled, leaving travelers frustrated, […]

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Halibut Tacos, or How I’m Trying to Wrap My Head Around Credit Card Rewards Right Now

humpy's halibut tacos

On my second trip to Alaska (2010), Mike, his cousin, and I were sitting at Humpy’s Great Alaskan Alehouse in Anchorage debating over the merits of halibut tacos. It was late, I had too much to drink, and I’m sure we were causing a scene. “Why would you waste the greatest fish on earth on

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New York is Not Messing Around With Travel Quarantines

covid caution tape

In June, Governor Cuomo issued an executive order requiring a 14-day quarantine period for people traveling to New York from states with “significant community spread” or residents returning home after travel. UPDATE: New York now has two options for visitors (or residents returning after travel):1) Quarantine for 14 days upon arrival in New York2) Take

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