Category | Notes from the Road

In Memoriam: Sallie Brady

Posted on 04 June 2013

Sallie Brady, a friend and a contributor to this site, died unexpectedly last week. Sallie was a wonderful and gifted freelance writer and editor. She had a brilliant smile, a… Continue reading »

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Bespoked: A Tale of Two Bike Companies

Posted on 20 May 2013

By Everett Potter When Glenn Lowry, director of the Museum of Modern Art, cycles in Central Park or near his vacation home in Quebec, he rides a handmade bike made… Continue reading »

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Everett Potter’s “Walk Away Guide”

Posted on 15 May 2013

  When my favorite walking company, The Wayfarers, approached me to write their Walk Away Guide, I was honored. Here’s the result … 

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South Dakota: Where the West Begins

Posted on 30 April 2013

By Everett Potter About a decade ago, I had my baptism by gumbo in the rolling prairie of South Dakota. The sticky clay-like soil of the plains — gumbo, as… Continue reading »

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The New Salt Lake City

Posted on 25 March 2013

By Everett Potter It was 1994 when I first visited Salt Lake City, and at the time, the city gave fresh meaning to the terms “sleepy,” seemingly locked in a… Continue reading »

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Belfast Reborn

Posted on 19 March 2013

By Julie Maris/Semel Gather your family to celebrate Irish heritage 2013 in Belfast, Northern Ireland. Belfast is more than foam, froth, and bubbles. It’s a hip cultural city that boasts… Continue reading »

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Bogota: Business with Pleasure

Posted on 12 March 2013

By Platao Rocha If you are going on a business trip, why not do it in style? And with the recent signing of the Free Trade Agreement between the US… Continue reading »

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8 Reasons to Love Washington DC in Winter (Kid in Tow)

Posted on 05 March 2013

By Everett Potter Where do you go in the depths of winter on the East Coast when you need a quick getaway that will amuse you, your spouse and your… Continue reading »

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Sea Kayaking in Vancouver, BC

Posted on 04 February 2013

  By Everett Potter What the bicycle is to Amsterdam, the kayak is to Vancouver. People kayak before work and after work, and I have no doubt that some kayak… Continue reading »

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Claude Nobs, Founder of Montreux Jazz Festival 1936-2013

Posted on 12 January 2013

  By Everett Potter Claude Nobs, the spirited founder of the Montreux Jazz Festival, has died after a cross country ski accident near his home in the mountains above Montreux…. Continue reading »

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