The Namib desert from the top of Big Daddy Dune

World Wild Rover

  • Bolivian Amazon

    As an avid fisherman who finds the opportunities in my local rivers and lakes a little mundane, the opportunity to fish in the Amazon had a powerful allure to me, even if I was only fishing in the Amazon rainforest and not the river itself. After researching the available options for lodges and guides in Read more

  • Copenhagen and Berlin

    I studied German in college years ago and like most Americans who learn a foreign language in the United States educational system, I completed three semesters while managing to acquire almost no ability to actually communicate in the language, though I could read it reasonably well. During a summer traveling Europe on a railpass after Read more

  • Spain (Madrid and Zaragoza) and Marrakesh, Morocco

    I had been to Sevilla, Spain briefly once before and enjoyed it. I wanted to experience some more of Spain. I also had plans about 17 years prior to visit Marrakesh, Morocco. Those plans fell through, but I was still interested in Morocco. So, when a logistical issue with another trip I had planned caused Read more

  • Curacao

    I went with my daughter to Curacao for her spring break in late March 2025. I picked Curacao because my daughter loves beaches and the flight times were short enough to get there and back within the duration of an 8 or 9 day spring break and the trip would be long enough to feel Read more

  • Portugal

    Right after Christmas of 2024, I met my friend Nigel in Lisbon. The city was still decorated for Christmas. I confess to writing this almost six months after the trip, delayed by other obligations. So, I am having some difficulty remembering what everything is. We explored the main sights of Lisbon over a day or Read more

  • Upper James River

    The Cowpasture and Jackson Rivers flow together near Iron Gate, Virginia to form the James River, which runs over 300 miles from Botetourt County to empty into the Chesapeake Bay. I started coming to the James River wanting to try my hand at a more exciting fishery than the Upper Roanoke River. I’ve never been Read more

  • Chincoteague and Assateague Islands

    In most cases, I prefer to plan my trips so that they involve leaving the United States, but having returned from the United Kingdom less than two months prior, I felt like it was too soon to go abroad again. I had a few days on my own and so I decided to plan a Read more

  • Republic of Ireland

    Our visit to the Republic of Ireland was a part of the same trip as Scotland and England, but because the experience was so different, I decided it needed a separate entry.  I had been to Ireland during my year at the University of Manchester.  As it was a weekend trip, my traveling companion and Read more

  • Scotland and Northern England

    While I lived in England for an academic year, I was really only able to experience a small part of the United Kingdom.  I made at least two short visits to London, one with several of my flatmates, an overnight trip to Edinburgh, and day trips to York, Oxford, and either the Lake District or Read more

  • Panama

     I had considered including a visit to Panama in the trip to Costa Rica, but decided quickly that in the week we had available for the trip, it would be too much running and would take away from the trip overall.  I still wanted to make a visit.  My interest in Panama was fueled in Read more