Europe Tour 2017: Chapter 15
Back in the USA and happy to be here after spending three months in Europe. Seriously.
Editor's notes archive for Jan. 1, 2017
THURSDAY, AUG. 31, 2017
THURSDAY, AUG. 24, 2017
Europe Tour 2017: Chapter 14
Traveling in Europe without a specific plan can work. Most of the time, that is.
MONDAY, AUG. 14, 2017
Europe Tour 2017: Chapter 13
What's happened to the America I left behind in May? A special mid-week update on my travels in Europe.
THURSDAY, AUG. 10, 2017
Europe Tour 2017: Chapter 12
Terrorists took down a passenger flight from London to New York 28 years ago. A visit to Lockerbie, Scotland is a painful and somber reminder of how evil minds work.
THURSDAY, AUG. 3, 2017
Europe Tour 2017: Chapter 11
Scotland and Ireland collectively have some of the most fascinating history, legends and scenery for Americans who are on holiday, as vacations are called here.
THURSDAY, JULY 27, 2017
Europe Tour 2017: Chapter 10
International travel is so much easier when you are visiting countries where English is the dominant language. Long live the United Kingdom.
THURSDAY, JULY 20, 2017
Europe Tour 2017: Chapter Nine
A visit to the Auschwitz-Birkenau camp in Poland and then the Anne Frank home in Amsterdam answers questions, but poses new ones.
THURSDAY, JULY 13, 2017
Europe Tour 2017: Chapter Eight
Expect the unexpected and then just roll with it when traveling abroad.
THURSDAY, JULY 6, 2017
THURSDAY, JUNE 29, 2017
Europe Tour 2017: Chapter Six
It was a week for sober reflection about European history and the many victims.
FRIDAY, JUNE 23, 2017
Europe Tour 2017: Chapter Five
The adventure moves to Split, Croatia and then on to history-rich Sarajevo.
FRIDAY, JUNE 16, 2017
FRIDAY, JUNE 9, 2017
Europe Tour 2017. Chapter 3
A week of exploring two Greek islands has been full of adventures. And heartbreak.
FRIDAY, JUNE 2, 2017
Europe Tour 2017. Chapter 2
English adventures are a good omen for the next stop: two Greek islands,.
FRIDAY, MAY 26, 2017
Europe Tour 2017
Years of armchair travel and living vicariously through the adventures of friends and others have morphed into the real deal.
MONDAY, MAY 1, 2017
WSU journalists heading home
After a busy and intense five days of international reporting and traveling, the Washington State University's crew of Backpack Journalists is en route home.
SATURDAY, APRIL 29, 2017
The immigrant trail
Saturday was another day of seeing the routes immigrants use to make their way from Central America to Mexico and beyond.
FRIDAY, APRIL 28, 2017
The Mexican trip
The four WSU students continued filling their notebooks and video cameras Friday as they visited an immigration shelter and observed Guatemalans crossing the Suchiate River that divides Mexico and Guatemala.
THURSDAY, APRIL 27, 2017
Heart-breaking stories
Four Washington State University student journalists spent a long day listening to the dramatic stories of immigrants from Cuba, El Salvador and Eritrea who are in search of a better life.
MONDAY, APRIL 24, 2017
A beautiful mountain wins the day
The Tacana Mountain seems a world away from the normal chaos down below.
SUNDAY, APRIL 23, 2017
Mexican adventure
Sunday marked the first encounter with our interpreter and fixer. It's all legal.
SATURDAY, APRIL 22, 2017
The Mexican adventure
Washington State University's Backpack Journalism Program has entrusted me with four of their promising journalism students for a one-week reporting experience in Tapachula, Mexico. Watch this space for updates.
FRIDAY, JAN. 20, 2017
President Trump
The Trump presidency begins with a campaign speech
WEDNESDAY, JAN. 18, 2017
Carter-Trump similarities
Oddly enough, Jimmy Carter and Donald Trump have a couple of significant issues in common.
FRIDAY, JAN. 6, 2017
AMTRAK trip on its final leg
The journey nears its end for a retiree with lots of time on his hands.
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