Category Archives: Travel

TB Goes to Hot Springs

Posted on July 6, 2009 by travellinbaen

Quote of the Day: “If it looks like a duck, and quacks like a duck, we have at least to consider the possibility that we have a small aquatic bird of the family anitidae on our hands.” –Douglas Adams, Hitchhiker’s … Continue reading →

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Travellinbaen and the Wanderlust

Posted on May 20, 2009 by travellinbaen

Quote of the Day:     “Twenty years from now you will be more disappointed by the things that you didn’t do than by the ones you did do. So throw off the bowlines. Sail away from the safe harbor. Catch … Continue reading →

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A Spring Afternoon at Arlington National Cemetery

Posted on April 20, 2009 by travellinbaen

Quote of the Day:     “On fame’s eternal resting ground their silent tents are spread, and glory guards with solemn round the bivouac of the dead.”     –inscription on McClellan’s Gate, Arlington National Cemetery, from “Bivouac of the Dead” … Continue reading →

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An Old School Road Trip

Posted on March 2, 2009 by travellinbaen

Quote of the Day:     “A good traveler has no fixed plans and is not intent on arriving.”     –Lao Tzu It is really amazing all the good a road trip can do. TB and the gang took … Continue reading →

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Hillbilly Skiin’ in North Carolina

Posted on January 8, 2009 by travellinbaen

Quote of the Day     “Is that banjo music I hear?”     –ubiquitous Appalachian T-shirt slogan Our mantra for weeks was “this is NOT a ski trip.” It was a trip to a mutually accessible area to spend the holidays with family. … Continue reading →

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A Hotel Conversation

Posted on October 17, 2008 by travellinbaen

For your Friday entertainment, a true conversation follows. This may only be amusing to road warriors. TB–(calling front desk) Hi, my wife is in a meeting here today and I wanted to see about getting a late checkout. Hotel Operator–Good … Continue reading →

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Checkin in From Nashville

Posted on October 17, 2008 by travellinbaen

Travellinbaen’s up in Nashville today waiting on a meeting to end. We drove up last night in the misting rain, but the sun came up this morning and brightened up this trip considerably. The morning revealed our hotel’s prime location. … Continue reading →

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The Natchez Trace

Posted on October 12, 2008 by travellinbaen

Quote of the Day     “Have you ever noticed that anybody driving slower than you is an idiot, and anybody driving faster than you is a maniac?”     —George Carlin Travellinbaen had occasion to cruise north from Ridgeland for about … Continue reading →

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TB Goes to Callaway Gardens

Posted on September 30, 2008 by travellinbaen

Quote of the Day     “I perhaps owe having become a painter to flowers.”     –Claude Monet I never heard of Callaway Gardens until about a week ago, though I’ve quickly learned that a lot of people are quite familiar … Continue reading →

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What We Like

Posted on September 24, 2008 by travellinbaen

Quote of the Day     “Enjoying living was learning to get your money’s worth and knowing when you had it.”     –Jake Barnes in “The Sun Also Rises”, Ernest Hemingway I’ve been thinking about doing this for awhile, and … Continue reading →

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