Chicago: 2017 in Pictures
This is the Chicago I saw in 2017. A city of stoicism, secrets, strife, sadness and surprise. All iPhone 7 for @benvanloon.jpg.
Category: travel
Boston
Provincetown, Cape Cod, Boston, Georges Island. No particular order. No particular need for order.
New Mexico Road Trip
For the second time in as many months, my wife and I headed back to the high New Mexican desert to see some new sites and find ourselves at some … Continue reading New Mexico Road Trip
Taos, New Mexico
Taos is a small town of about 5,700 people in the high desert of northern New Mexico. It’s home to artists, ranchers, naturalists, vagrants and the oldest inhabited indigenous community … Continue reading Taos, New Mexico
Travel recommendations in USA Today
A few months ago I spoke with writer Matt Alderton providing some not-for-tourist travel destinations in Chicago for USA Today. Read the full piece here and read my contributions below:
Two-week trip to the Balkans? Count me in
World Nomads is currently running a travel writing contest for a two-week trip to the Balkans. Comes with free flights, €1000 for a 10-day tour, apparel, a train pass and mentoring … Continue reading Two-week trip to the Balkans? Count me in
Colorado
Over the past two months, I found myself headed out of Chicago every two weeks, first to see family in Boston, then for a long weekend in Venice Beach, and finally, … Continue reading Colorado
Venice Beach
I recently took a long weekend to hang out in Venice Beach, the Land of Lebowski. No itinerary. We ate some good food, rode some shitty bikes, stayed in an … Continue reading Venice Beach
Babson Boulders
As a native Midwesterner, New England has always seemed full of secrets to me. But none as surreal as the Babson Boulders, a seemingly random collection of massive boulders with … Continue reading Babson Boulders
Porcupine Mountains
To ring in the end of a busy summer, and get away from the familiar noise of the city, I recently went north to Ontonagon (on-tuh-noggin), a small town of … Continue reading Porcupine Mountains
The Iceland Ring Road: Part I
I took an eight-day drive with my wife and partner Sarah around Iceland’s famous and rugged Ring Road. It was like a weeklong movie filled with mountains, swamp gas, lucid … Continue reading The Iceland Ring Road: Part I
