Traveling Fool

The next few weeks may be pretty quiet in terms of travel stories, however the summer months hold a lot more promise as a trip to Paris, London and Edinburgh is in the planning stages. The devil is in the details and I can't wait to start working on them. In the meantime, I want to plug my book. Ten years ago I took the trip of a lifetime, spending seven weeks traveling around the world, from China to India, Greece, France and more. I was encouraged to put the experience in a book. So, I did. There is a hard copy version (really nice, but pretty expensive, if I do say so myself) and there is also a lovely digital version for your Kindle or tablet device. Think of it as a Kickstarter with the reward already guaranteed, for less than $5. Such a deal. I've been told it's a fun read. Here are some reviews on Amazon.com Click here to add to your cart on Amazon.com Looks good on a shelf

Almost two and a half years ago, I took a little day trip down to Van Meter and Winterset, Iowa. I wrote a little about it in my movie blog (the good old days when I only had one blog). It was the heart of summer, hot as hell and me without a/c in the trusty Backer Tracker. I made a return visit with my very good friend, TB2 (not her real name, in case you were wondering). The impetus for this trip was to get a Turkey O'Toole from Bennigan's. Yes, we drove to Iowa for a sandwich. Since that sounds a little weird to say, we thought we should make a whole day of it and go see the new John Wayne Museum (under construction during my last visit) and the Bridges of Madison County, oh and the fall colors. That justified the 3 hour plus journey down, and then of course, we'd have to eat. We headed off to Winterset and after running into a few curtains of distinct and forceful agrarian smells, we made it. You see the small white house where a 13 pound baby boy later known as John W

I made a trip home recently (Cleveland, if you're new to the blog), and I made a stop in Green Bay to see the Dixie Chicks and Milwaukee to see a Brewers baseball game. I have never been to Green Bay, it's actually not that far from the Twin Cities. Green Bay is home to the Green Bay Packers. That's it, as far as I could tell. But, it's a big deal. The concert was on a Saturday night, in an arena spitting distance from Lambeau Field, and there were so many people in Packers' gear, I thought there was a game that night. I didn't go into the stadium, it looked like you could, but I did take some snaps from around the stadium. A review of the concert will be in my movie review blog . Curly Lambeau Vince Lombardi I've been to Milwaukee for concerts before, but I usually just go to the hotel and then the venue, and I haven't explored too much, so this was my first visit to Miller Park, home of the Milwaukee Brewers. It was a beaut