Tag: featured
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Choosing Happy (Detour #9)
Okay, don’t stop to think about it, just pick an answer: So how did you vote? Now, let me tell you a story: My trip preparations are legendary, involving stacks of Rick Steves books, dozens of TripAdvisor searches, Excel spreadsheets, and hours of detailed research on the hotels we’ll stay at and the sights we’ll…
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8 Reasons I Hate Florida And 1 Reason Why They’re All Wrong (Detour #7)
My aunt cried when she moved to Florida. This is something I didn’t know until last week and there must have been some kind of anti-Florida force in the air that day, because later that evening my neighbor wondered out loud why anyone would move to the Florida Keys. God bless them both. Because really,…
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Little Red Convertible, I Hardly Knew Ye (Detour #5)
I’m in mourning. Our MR2 Spyder is not even sold yet and already I’m missing the wind slipping over its windshield, its gearshift pressing against my hand. The car fit like a well-worn pair of jeans, not the mommy kind but the $100 low-rise jeans my daughter made me buy, and even its poorly repaired…
2000 Detours 