The second in a series about our travels in Southeast Asia, and the slow boat down the Mekong River.
… More That Time We Stayed in a Thai Border Town Prison: Part 2
Iguana’s Mexican Street Cafe in La Crosse, Wisconsin, serves the area’s best authentic Mexican food. … More Iguana’s Mexican Street Cafe, Authentic Mexican Food in La Crosse
One of the things I miss most about living in New York is the authentic New York bagel. Around here in La Crosse, we are subject to some anemic-looking gummy things that come in a plastic sack from the grocery store and masquerade as bagels. I miss Murray’s. So on a recent Saturday, I decided … More Getting My Fix: Making Bagels
La Crosse, Wisconsin is a unique and beautiful place. You might be from La Crosse if… You’ve ever worn lederhosen non-ironically. Sixty degrees in September requires a sweater. Sixty degrees in March requires flip flops and a tee. You’re still mourning the widening of West Avenue, due to the loss of Mr. D’s. (Oh, what … More You Might Be From La Crosse If…
A weekend getaway on Amtrak takes travelers from La Crosse, Wisconsin to Red Wing, Minnesota and the historic St. James Hotel. … More Amtrak Getaway to the St. James Hotel in Red Wing, Minnesota
When making a pilgrimage, it is a truth seldom told that the journey begins long before the trailhead. To find whether this is fact, ask anyone who has committed themselves to traveling the twin paths of physical and spiritual endurance. It was about eight years ago when I first heard of the Camino de Santiago. … More On Making a Pilgrimage
On a recent trip to Thailand, BackpackMister and I were intent upon taking the so-called slow boat down the Mekong River to Laos. We’d been staying in beautiful, sleepy Chiang Mai, one of my favorite cities of the world. Our innkeepers at CS House helped us book a trip that included everything – a night’s … More That Time We Stayed in a Thai Border Town Prison: Part 1
When camping on the island of Kauai, Hawaii, it’s important to bring along someone who actually likes camping.
… More I Love Not Camping, Even on Kauai
BackpackMister and I believe in being travelers, rather than tourists. As a result many of our vacations have been what I would call hard travel: long, dangerous bus rides, food poisoning from iffy food or water, bare-bones accommodations with dirty sheets and nothing pre-arranged but the flight. I believe we’ve been richer for the experience, … More All-Inclusive at Las Hadas Resort in Manzanillo, Mexico
It’s been cold here in La Crosse lately. To humor myself in between putting on extra layers of clothing, I’ve been texting the current weather conditions to friends elsewhere. A friend in California said she was so cold she was wearing everything she owned. The temperature in her world: 35. (In her defense, she just … More La Crosse, Wisconsin: The Series
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