Lost in an Underwater Cave
Have you ever been inside an underground cave with no light? You literally can’t see your hand in front of your face. Now, imagine being underwater … Continue reading Lost in an Underwater Cave
Author: Douglas Fears
Crossing Borders 3: Seven Time Zones, No Airplanes
Third in a three-part series of border crossing adventures Having crossed the Atlantic four times, most memorably in 2012 with a new passport, I have a … Continue reading Crossing Borders 3: Seven Time Zones, No Airplanes
Crossing Borders 2: From Russia with Love
Second in a three-part series entitled “Crossing Borders” I recently wrote about a three-day train journey from Kazakhstan to Russia. While getting there was half the … Continue reading Crossing Borders 2: From Russia with Love
What Kind of Traveler are You?
“I’m on vacationnnnn!” – Billy Crystal in City Slickers It was about midnight when the clouds burst. My friend Joe, sleeping outside on a cowboy adventure … Continue reading What Kind of Traveler are You?
The Day I Jumped Off a Moving Train
“I love trains. I don’t even mind First Great Western, which is a stupid name because it implies every carriage is first class, but they’re not.” … Continue reading The Day I Jumped Off a Moving Train
Crossing Borders 1: Trainbound in Petropavl
“Ever since childhood, I have seldom heard a train go by and not wished I was on it,” writes Paul Theroux in The Great Railway Bazaar. … Continue reading Crossing Borders 1: Trainbound in Petropavl
My Favorite 5 – US National Parks
Everybody needs beauty as well as bread, places to play in and pray in, where Nature may heal and cheer and give strength to body and … Continue reading My Favorite 5 – US National Parks
