One Mall Where You Can Do It All — In Style: Mall of The Emirates
I’ve been to some pretty large shopping malls in my day –– in San Francisco, Los Angeles, Dallas, New York, Chicago, Paris, London, even New York. But the Mall of…
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The Driving Force For Roadside Restaurants: RoadFood.com
We’re going to take a road trip in a few weeks. So my wife told me about this great site called RoadFood.com. It focuses on “great regional meals along highways,…
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The Backpacker is Dead! Long Live the Flashpacker!
I knew it. Tromping around in stinky old tie-dye and seeing the world ‘on a shoestring’ is so last season. The crusty backpacker of lore is being overtaken by a…
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Travel Joke: “A Prairie Home Companion”
I heard this joke on Garrison Keillor’s August 26 live radio program, “A Prairie Home Companion.” Loved it so much, I’m sharing it now: A bi-polar person goes on vacation….
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Welcome Our Two Newest Vagablond Contributors
An old colleague and a new friend compose our latest dynamic duo of Vagablond contributors. Welcome to Lanny Udell and Sue Frause… Like me, Lanny Udell is a versatile copywriter….
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Advocates for a New Wine Advocate
He has done more to advance the culture of wine than any person dead or alive. In 1999, France even gave him its highest military award, putting him beside the…
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Carrying on About Carry On Luggage
The rules of engagement for carry on luggage changed a few weeks ago in London. Today’s SF Chronicle ran a story about two passengers — one on British Airways; the…
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Road Trip: The Final 950 Miles, Moab, UT to Home in CA
We completed our two-week road trip. Some details: • We ate 2,980 miles of asphalt across five states: California, Nevada, Utah, Wyoming, and Colorado. • We were surprised to see…
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Flying With Strangers? A True Story by Sue Frause
This just in from the blog of our newest Vagablond contributors… Unless you’re flying with friends or family, there’s a pretty good chance that the person next to you is…
