Category: Galena

Random Travel Photo of the Week: Paris or Galena, Il?

September 17, 2011

The staircase in Galena, Il. at night. Photo by Charish. The steep hillside in Galena, Illinois and the antique-looking lighting creates a Paris, France-like feel to the town. Like this post? You might also like:  Dispatch from Ethiopia: Water in Another World Beggars, Buskers and Bums: To Give, or Not to Give? Uluru and Treading … More Random Travel Photo of the Week: Paris or Galena, Il?

Day trippin: a quick fix for the traveler’s soul

August 13, 2011

Forget chicken soup for the traveler’s soul; what keeps us going when we can’t–for whatever reason–satisfy our nomadic tendencies, are day trips. They are luscious, small doses of what our lives would be like every day, if we could only shake off the necessity to finance them. Though I know people who have worked their … More Day trippin: a quick fix for the traveler’s soul