OK, gentle readers, I know you all get a little anxious when Podunk goes on location, and in some cases, for damned good reason. Sometimes shit goes wrong in my travels. This time, when I made arrangements last September to visit Asheville, North Carolina in February, the area was unexpectedly struck by Hurricane Helene moments […]
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Alright, alright, Gentle Readers, I get it! I left you hanging in Australia, and considering our string of misadventures (Argentina, Frank Church Wilderness, and even others I didn’t tell you about), I gave you good reason to think we never left Oz. Calm Your Farm, we landed safely back in Podunk. But not until we […]
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The soothing balm for my pedestrian and passenger stress in Australia turned out to be a stay in Hunter Valley wine country. We based out of Pokolbin which was less of a town and more of a zip code nestled among vineyards, olive groves, and cellar doors. In Australia, you typically don’t visit a winery […]
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Growing up in Podunk, the yellow school bus was our only public transportation. So when I travel to places that have options like light rail, I’m reminded of my first trip to Disneyland in the 70s and the magic of the PeopleMover taking me to TomorrowLand. Australia’s public transportation system is extensive, convenient and highly […]
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Leaving Podunk is never easy. I’m not being sentimental, it’s just quite literally not easy to leave Podunk. God forbid you want to fly somewhere. This endeavor requires a double major in trigonometry and macroeconomics. There are approximately six airports nowhere close to us, all with varying obstacles between us and them. Allow me to […]
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I spent the last week of September with my parents — the Notorious Babs and Big L — in Sun Valley. These avid world travelers nabbed a condo for a week in one of our family’s special places and I shimmied over the Trail Creek Road, a unique portal that connects Central Idaho with shi-shi-la-la […]
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Editor’s note: One of the best ways to produce more content is to have other people produce content. The talented and companionable Lurlynn Lumpkin found herself on special assignment with your one and only Podunk, and lived to tell the tale. Enjoy! I’m delighted to fulfill my longstanding dream of being a guest blogger, but […]
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Podunk Meets Paradise is aptly named, if I do say so myself. I, Podunk, do so frequently encounter Paradise. Take, for example, our recent jaunt to visit my sidekick Lucy and her longtime Beau in the Frank Freakin Church Wilderness. The occasion was Iron Chef’s birthday, of which he is extremely fond, and a kind […]
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I find myself in western Michigan for an extended stay, and I’ve stumbled upon one pleasant surprise after another. First, after a summer of wildfires in the West, I am appreciative of Michigan’s oxygen. The trees and the humidity create a jungle-like effect, and the trees help block the view of no mountains. Michigan has […]
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I’m adjusting to urban life by breaking this big city into little places. An urban friend once told me that neighborhoods in cities functioned a lot like small towns. I think this is a little bit true. I also have continued to explore the familiar, and that means breweries make the list. People who drink […]
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Podunk Meets Paradise 