October 29, 2021 Santa Cruz storms and Santa Cruz sunshine. Horizontal rain and wind at a beach party. Trees down and big surf and then all calm again, warm, like summer with no tourists. How can this not be my favorite time of year? Photo by Carla KingBicycle rides along the Wilder Ranch sea cliffs. Lunch at […]
Notes from Santa Cruz
15-July-2021 This morning was so foggy and cold that I wanted to stay in bed all day and read. But now it’s noon fifteen in mid-July and the sky has cleared in a pale blue wash of beyond the crooked cypress tree that shelters a murder of crows in its emerald green shadows. Beyond is […]
Aren’t You Scared?
From my travel memoir, American Borders In 1995 I traveled around the United States on a Russian Ural sidecar motorcycle that was designed in 1938 and built in 1994. While I could have chosen a more conventional and reliable motorcycle, the Ural enticed me with unique qualities from a previous era—the graceful lines, the sidecar, […]
The Ultimate Ride-to-Eat Coffee Table Book – Forks: Three Years, Five Continents, One Motorcycle
I recently had the pleasure of meeting a longtime virtual friend in person just as he is self-publishing his epic travel book, Forks: A Quest for Culture, Cuisine and Connection. Allan Karl is a naturally vibrant explorer of roads, continents, people, and cuisine. His full-color book reflects this vibrance with photos of the people he […]
Inspiring adventure books for holiday giving
Last time I saw Liz Jansen I picked up a few of her books to sell as a pair with my American Borders motorcycle misadventures for holiday giving. So readers in the USA can get American Borders plus Women, Motorcycles and the Road to Empowerment for $30 plus priority mail shipping ($5.15) in one nice […]