Gone Travl'n
A southern road trip to St. Augustine, Florida
My book An Anthropology of Wandering: How Adventure Can Alleviate a Fearful Culture is now available for preorder! Read more about it here and enjoy an excerpt from the book here.
Greetings fellow wanderers,
I am off this week with the family as we mimic the birds to travel south to escape the bitter cold weather we’ve been having here in Indiana. We’ve got a few stops planned along our route before arriving at our destination in St. Augustine, Florida. I’m looking forward to a week with my family as we explore historical sites, state parks, museums, wander along the beach, and enjoy the fine seafood and southern cuisines.
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I will return next week, but here are some previous posts from Those Who Wander to become more acquainted with my work.
If you are new to Those Who Wander and looking to get caught up on some of my writing, might I interest you in some initial posts?
Consider starting with Those Who Wander’s About Page to get to know a little about me and what I’ve been up to in archaeology and anthropology.
Read about the Motives of Those Who Wander and Motives of Those Who Wander Revisited: Expanding on Why.
Read my first post and the first published excerpt from my book, Our Ancient Narrative.
Check out some of my favorite and popular posts of late:
On the effects of traveling at high speeds, see Methods of High Speed Travel and How They Shape Our View of the World
On escaping the digital world, see Getting Offline and Touching Grass: How Do We Encourage Others to See the World Differently?
On what to do about brain rot, see How Do We Combat Brain Rot? Heed Thoreau’s Advice to Live More Deliberately
On the significance of empathy and reflections on human nature, see Wrestling with Human Nature: The Anthropologist’s Dilemma
On how I was inspired to become an archaeologist, see Mesa Verde and the Power of a Place: An Archaeologist Dwells On Human Memory and the Meaning of Our Past
For a review of Rick Steves in the New York Times and seeking inspiration in the new year, see New Eyes for a New Year: Rick Steves and the Power of Transformational Travel
For a reflection on the art of wandering, see The Flâneur and the Freedom to Walk
On the importance of anthropology, see Do We Know Who We Are?: The Significance of Anthropology
On becoming a coffee snob in Italy, see The Subtle Ways Travel Changes Our Habits: A Brief Reminiscence on Italy from the Perspective of a Coffee Snob
On the question of whether adventure writing is dying, see No More Blank Spaces on the Map: Is Adventure Writing Dying?
On the deeper meaning of travel and adventure, see Why Travel and Adventure are Existential Concerns
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-JSB