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Dispatches from the Boulevard of Broken Dreams and other travel observations
Van Life Travel, pro tipsDavid AbbottMarch 30, 2021van life, road trip, winter van life, winter camping, Winter travel, heated van, cold weather van travelComment

Van Life Road Tripping - Cold Nights/Warm Sleep

Van Life Travel, pro tipsDavid AbbottMarch 30, 2021van life, road trip, winter van life, winter camping, Winter travel, heated van, cold weather van travelComment
Van Life Road Tripping - Cold Nights/Warm Sleep
Van Life Travel, Trip Log, pro tipsDavid AbbottMarch 29, 2021Zion, Zion National Park, Arches, Arches National Park, shoulder season, shoulder season travel, Fall travel, Winter travel, Spring travel, Gooseneck State Park, Grand Manan Island, Andrew Yang, New Hampshire Primary, New Hampshire town hallsComment

Van Life Road Tripping - Off Season Travel

Van Life Travel, Trip Log, pro tipsDavid AbbottMarch 29, 2021Zion, Zion National Park, Arches, Arches National Park, shoulder season, shoulder season travel, Fall travel, Winter travel, Spring travel, Gooseneck State Park, Grand Manan Island, Andrew Yang, New Hampshire Primary, New Hampshire town hallsComment
Van Life Road Tripping - Off Season Travel
pro tips, Van Life TravelDavid AbbottMarch 27, 2021van life, road trip, campervan, camper vanComment

Van Life Road Tripping - Not Camping; Just Sleeping

pro tips, Van Life TravelDavid AbbottMarch 27, 2021van life, road trip, campervan, camper vanComment
Van Life Road Tripping - Not Camping; Just Sleeping
pro tipsDavid AbbottMarch 24, 2021Long rise bread, Baking Bread, bread, homemade bread, Sourdough starterComment

Yeast Masters - One year into the pandemic

pro tipsDavid AbbottMarch 24, 2021Long rise bread, Baking Bread, bread, homemade bread, Sourdough starterComment
Yeast Masters - One year into the pandemic
road rantsDavid AbbottJuly 01, 2020Amtrak, Slow travel, Travel, The man who shot liberty valance, John Ford, Superliner, Solo travelComment

Travel writer snobs - making fun of the rest of us

road rantsDavid AbbottJuly 01, 2020Amtrak, Slow travel, Travel, The man who shot liberty valance, John Ford, Superliner, Solo travelComment
Travel writer snobs - making fun of the rest of us
pro tipsDavid AbbottApril 28, 2020Baking Bread, Sourdough, Sourdough starter, Long rise bread, yeast, flour, Coronavirus, COVID19Comment

Baking Bread during a Pandemic – doing as little as possible

“…let the whole thing fit into whatever schedule works for you.”

pro tipsDavid AbbottApril 28, 2020Baking Bread, Sourdough, Sourdough starter, Long rise bread, yeast, flour, Coronavirus, COVID19Comment
Baking Bread during a Pandemic – doing as little as possible
not-a-bucket-list, pro tipsDavid AbbottApril 06, 2020Coronavirus, COVID-19, Landscape Photography, Zuiko 55mm, Zuiko 55mm f1.2, Monet, Impressions, sunriseComment

Landscape Photography while sheltering at home - Radical depths of field

not-a-bucket-list, pro tipsDavid AbbottApril 06, 2020Coronavirus, COVID-19, Landscape Photography, Zuiko 55mm, Zuiko 55mm f1.2, Monet, Impressions, sunriseComment
Landscape Photography while sheltering at home - Radical depths of field
pro tips, Trip LogDavid AbbottNovember 21, 2019Ferry, Norway, norway in a nutshell, norway without a car, public transportation, Balestrand, Sognefjorden, FlamComment

Norway without a car (part two) - the western fjords

pro tips, Trip LogDavid AbbottNovember 21, 2019Ferry, Norway, norway in a nutshell, norway without a car, public transportation, Balestrand, Sognefjorden, FlamComment
Norway without a car (part two) - the western fjords
road rants, not-a-bucket-listDavid AbbottSeptember 05, 2019Comment

This land is MY land - owning the tourist experience

road rants, not-a-bucket-listDavid AbbottSeptember 05, 2019Comment
This land is MY land - owning the tourist experience
pro tipsDavid AbbottAugust 01, 2019Comment

Amtrak fare aberrations

pro tipsDavid AbbottAugust 01, 2019Comment
Amtrak fare aberrations
pro tipsDavid AbbottJuly 25, 2019Green tortoise hostel, HostelsComment

Hostel anxiety - using hostel kitchens

 “...eat in and save those dollars for something else in your life, like more travel”

pro tipsDavid AbbottJuly 25, 2019Green tortoise hostel, HostelsComment
Hostel anxiety - using hostel kitchens
road rantsDavid AbbottJuly 18, 2019Comment

Watches - losing track of time

road rantsDavid AbbottJuly 18, 2019Comment
Watches - losing track of time
road rants, not-a-bucket-listDavid AbbottJuly 11, 2019Comment

Slowing down - an imperative for sustainable travel

road rants, not-a-bucket-listDavid AbbottJuly 11, 2019Comment
Slowing down - an imperative for sustainable travel
not-a-bucket-listDavid AbbottJuly 03, 2019Comment

Lessons from Hollywood - leaving the tour

not-a-bucket-listDavid AbbottJuly 03, 2019Comment
Lessons from Hollywood  - leaving the tour
road rantsDavid AbbottJune 27, 2019Courror Estate, Highlands, Scottish Highlands, CourrorComment

Dead landscapes - the Scottish Highlands

“...we like it this way, wild or not”

road rantsDavid AbbottJune 27, 2019Courror Estate, Highlands, Scottish Highlands, CourrorComment
Dead landscapes - the Scottish Highlands
Trip LogDavid AbbottJune 20, 2019Montana, Glacier national park, Amtrak, North Dakota, Empire builder, Great PlainsComment

The Empire Builder - a train in winter

“...if you would drive across America, and a lot do, then you should seriously consider taking the train instead”

Trip LogDavid AbbottJune 20, 2019Montana, Glacier national park, Amtrak, North Dakota, Empire builder, Great PlainsComment
The Empire Builder - a train in winter
Trip LogDavid AbbottJune 13, 2019Maine, Monhegan, Matinicus Island, Maine state ferry, Lobster1 Comment

Matinicus Island - life off the coast of Maine

Trip LogDavid AbbottJune 13, 2019Maine, Monhegan, Matinicus Island, Maine state ferry, Lobster1 Comment
Matinicus Island - life off the coast of Maine
Trip LogDavid AbbottJune 06, 2019Bay of Fundy, Nova Scotia, Brier islandComment

Coastal Nova Scotia - a wide angle view

Trip LogDavid AbbottJune 06, 2019Bay of Fundy, Nova Scotia, Brier islandComment
Coastal Nova Scotia - a wide angle view
pro tips, Trip LogDavid AbbottJune 02, 2019Cascades train, Coast Starlight, Train delays, Empire builder, Shasta, Amtrak delays, Amtrak, Delayed train, Amtrak delayed, Amtrak OregonComment

Amtrak regional trains - the tortoise wins the race

pro tips, Trip LogDavid AbbottJune 02, 2019Cascades train, Coast Starlight, Train delays, Empire builder, Shasta, Amtrak delays, Amtrak, Delayed train, Amtrak delayed, Amtrak OregonComment
Amtrak regional trains - the tortoise wins the race
Trip LogDavid AbbottMay 30, 2019Nova Scotia, Cape Breton, Channel-Port aux Basques, Cabot Strait, Ferry to north Sydney, Cape Breton Highlands, NewfoundlandComment

Southern Newfoundland and Nova Scotia - unlikely art in unlikely places

Trip LogDavid AbbottMay 30, 2019Nova Scotia, Cape Breton, Channel-Port aux Basques, Cabot Strait, Ferry to north Sydney, Cape Breton Highlands, NewfoundlandComment
Southern Newfoundland and Nova Scotia - unlikely art in unlikely places
Trip LogDavid AbbottMay 27, 2019Sansome’s Seafood, Fogo Island, Icebergs, Newfoundland, Twillingate, Hi Tides Hostel, Fogo Island InnComment

Fogo Island, Newfoundland - rain, wind, fog and ice

Trip LogDavid AbbottMay 27, 2019Sansome’s Seafood, Fogo Island, Icebergs, Newfoundland, Twillingate, Hi Tides Hostel, Fogo Island InnComment
Fogo Island, Newfoundland - rain, wind, fog and ice
road rants, Trip LogDavid AbbottMay 23, 2019Ireland, Ceide Fields, Neolithic, Agriculture, Blanket big, Achill IslandComment

Dead Landscapes - Ireland’s trees

road rants, Trip LogDavid AbbottMay 23, 2019Ireland, Ceide Fields, Neolithic, Agriculture, Blanket big, Achill IslandComment
Dead Landscapes - Ireland’s trees
Trip LogDavid AbbottMay 19, 2019Newfoundland, Fogo Island, Iceberg season, Icebergs, Hi Tides Hostel, TwillingateComment

Iceberg season - Twillingate Newfoundland

Trip LogDavid AbbottMay 19, 2019Newfoundland, Fogo Island, Iceberg season, Icebergs, Hi Tides Hostel, TwillingateComment
Iceberg season - Twillingate Newfoundland
Trip LogDavid AbbottMay 16, 2019Gros Morne, Tablelands, NewfoundlandComment

Gros Morne National Park - northwestern Newfoundland

Trip LogDavid AbbottMay 16, 2019Gros Morne, Tablelands, NewfoundlandComment
Gros Morne National Park - northwestern Newfoundland