Bruce Weber - In Transit Blog - NYTimes.com
july 2011 by epersonae
blog posts of the author biking across the country
travel
bicycling
july 2011 by epersonae
Reporter to Cross the Nation on 2 Wheels — Again - NYTimes.com
july 2011 by epersonae
"Eighteen years ago this summer I rode a bicycle, solo, across the United States and wrote about it. Starting next weekend, after flying from New York to Portland, Ore., I’ll be trying to do it again."
bicycling
travel
july 2011 by epersonae
Beat the Heat! Trip to Ocean Shores : Rebels By Bus
july 2010 by epersonae
other cost: 7 hours for a 3 hour visit. I have a new rule about travel to visit times: the visit should at least equal the amount of travel. So this would be worthwhile if I were staying overnight, but not for a day trip.
local
eco
travel
july 2010 by epersonae
Central Cascades Geotourism Project
may 2010 by epersonae
interesting interstate project, plus really pretty site.
local
travel
may 2010 by epersonae
TOKYO Citizen Bike 16" 6-speed Folding Bike with Ultra-Portable Frame
may 2010 by epersonae
cute and inexpensive. would love to have one for trips. (sort of the exact opposite of the Xtracycle.)
travel
bicycling
may 2010 by epersonae
Velolove Vancouver
march 2010 by epersonae
terrible website, but looks like some interesting events. (cargo bike ride!)
bicycling
travel
xtracycle
march 2010 by epersonae
Zero Waste Lunches: How to Make Your Own Executive Style Supply Kit | Wise Bread
july 2009 by epersonae
it says "executive" but I say "super cute"!
food
travel
july 2009 by epersonae
Six Tips for Introverted Travelers - Features - World Hum
june 2009 by epersonae
the linked "Confessions of an Introverted Traveler" essay is delightful, too.
personal
psychology
travel
june 2009 by epersonae
Cost To Drive
december 2008 by epersonae
calculates gas cost for a trip, given a specific car. (it's 50% more for us to take the truck to LA vs the kia, for example!)
car
reference
travel
december 2008 by epersonae
Cycle Oregon 2008 by Matt Haughey
october 2008 by epersonae
nice writeup. sounds like a lot of fun.
bicycling
travel
local
october 2008 by epersonae
Airline Fees - SideStep
august 2008 by epersonae
right now, Southwest is the only one with 2 checked bags free (which is why Elizabeth flew SWA), and Continental is the only one with free meals. (of the ones I picked; I took out all the foreign carriers & those not generally in Seattle.)
travel
reference
august 2008 by epersonae
Family bike trip: Portland to Breitenbush and back again
august 2008 by epersonae
whew. I've driven that route, and that's a fairly solid DRIVE. (note that the bikes had electric assist, which sounds like a good idea.)
bicycling
travel
august 2008 by epersonae
Cool Tool: Free topo maps
august 2008 by epersonae
had not ever heard of the Teslin paper before. potentially VERY useful!
google
gis
travel
august 2008 by epersonae
Travel | Savor sparkling cider on Vancouver Island | Seattle Times Newspaper
july 2008 by epersonae
::drooling:: (my favorite hard cider is made right here in Oly, tho.)
food
travel
july 2008 by epersonae
.Mac Web Gallery - Steve's Gallery
june 2008 by epersonae
photos from our friends Steve & Paula, world travelers extraordinare! (now teaching English in Turkey, apparently heading next to the Czech Republic.)
travel
photography
june 2008 by epersonae
Treehouses!
august 2007 by epersonae
OMG. via: mathowie, and I agree with him: next road trip to Cali, I'm staying there! (not that I know when that is, but still.)
travel
personal
californication
weird
eco
august 2007 by epersonae
Hey America, Make With the !@~$ High-Speed Rail Already
july 2007 by epersonae
heh. would love to see good high-speed rail on the west coast. (SF to LA in 2 hrs? sign me up!) otoh, amtrak is teh scuk...last time I took the train (14 yrs ago) the train was 12 HOURS late getting into So. Cal. maybe the states will have better luck.
travel
society
politics
personal
july 2007 by epersonae
Field & Stream - Photo Gallery - Make a Survival Kit out of an Altoids Tin
november 2006 by epersonae
I hate altoids, but I happen to have a couple of the tins kicking around....
crafty
travel
to-do
camping
november 2006 by epersonae
Web Directions North | February 6 - 10, 2007
september 2006 by epersonae
relatively local, but ouch: $800?! 3-4x more than WebVisions or SXSW? and I'd still need to stay in a hotel. Alas, not likely.
travel
webdev
september 2006 by epersonae
Salzburg alley :: Austria, September 2006 (kottke.org)
september 2006 by epersonae
this photo pulled me back abruptly to the age of 13 and my trip with the pasadena youth symphony orchestra. a very visceral thing.
personal
photography
travel
californication
september 2006 by epersonae
Fear of flying: Welcome aboard
september 2006 by epersonae
"In the event of a landing on water, an unprecedented miracle will have occurred" -- from the fictional Veritas Airlines
travel
funny
september 2006 by epersonae
What a Difference a Hyphen Makes: Untangling the Air(-)Hitch Confusion | Frommers.com
september 2006 by epersonae
C is trying to help some folks use the non-hyphen one. looks like a mistake to me, but then again, I'm not a hippie. ;)
travel
weird
september 2006 by epersonae
The Ultimate USB Key
september 2006 by epersonae
need to get a larger one than what we have to be able to do this.
opensource
productivity
travel
it@home
september 2006 by epersonae
Free the Maps
august 2006 by epersonae
this guy raised money to buy ALL the USGS maps, and is giving them to the internet archive. (drool)
gis
checkback
travel
bicycling
exercise
august 2006 by epersonae
Japanese Garden
august 2006 by epersonae
for the next time we go to portland.
garden
portland
to-do
travel
august 2006 by epersonae
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