Every Road Has a Story
Road trips, detours, and the places that stayed with us. We write about where we went, what we found, and what it felt like to be there — from California back roads to medieval Spanish cities.
Florida
Somewhere Neither of Us Has Been — St. Augustine, Florida
Florida, in my mind, meant beaches, theme parks, and strip malls. It did not mean what we found when we turned onto the old streets of St. Augustine. It felt like stepping out of our own time.
Utah, Arizona
Fire, Goblins, and a Dog Who Owns Canyons
We rented an RV, pointed it toward Utah and Arizona, and let our schipperke decide which rocks were worth climbing. Spoiler: all of them. A New Year's road trip through the Valley of Fire, Zion, Goblin Valley, Arches, and beyond.
California
The Art of Being Seen: Samurai Armor at LACMA
The room glows red. Three mounted samurai charge straight at you, and everyone stops. Inside LACMA's darkened hall, four hundred years of armor wait — built not just to protect, but to be seen. A walk through iron, silk, and the art of being feared.
Barbados
A Birthday in the Birthplace of Rum
It was Alex's birthday, so naturally we ended up three rums deep in the birthplace of rum. Coral forts, a burned-out great house, green monkeys, and the only foreign country George Washington ever set foot on — a week on Barbados.
Netherlands
Eleven Days Below Sea Level
Eleven days, one small car, and a country that sits below the sea. Windmills, war graves, a star-shaped fort, and a Michelangelo I chased into the wrong country.