Category Archives: Travel

Ready to Jump

Posted on February 14, 2015 by clubfredbaja

Today marks eighteen Valentine’s Days for Prez and me. I’d say it’s been a strange one so far but we never seem to have a “normal” anything, so let’s just say it was our usual strangeness. An opportunity may have … Continue reading →

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That Kid Who Changed My Life

Posted on December 18, 2014 by clubfredbaja

You see that kid? The one in white, putting the beat down-on the piñata? That kid changed my life. Some of you have heard this story before. I would apologize for the repetition but this is not just any story. … Continue reading →

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Ain’t Too Proud To Beg

Posted on November 24, 2014 by clubfredbaja

Remember when it was cool to be a renaissance person? Yeah, neither do I. I have to find a job. A real one. Not something Prez and I invented. Not the kind where I work ten to twelve hours a … Continue reading →

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Never Still Life

Posted on September 14, 2014 by clubfredbaja

Packing. Again. On the move. Again. A thousand thousand thoughts swirl. Goodbyes and hellos. New friends left behind, reunions with old friends on the horizon.  Even as I begin to mourn the loss of the ocean, I can see the … Continue reading →

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What It Means (To Me)

Posted on April 7, 2014 by clubfredbaja

I’ve been trying to write a profound wrap-up to our latest Baja adventure. Drafts have ranged from sarcastic to sappy but none have captured “it”—the essence of the experience, the lessons learned, the feel of returning to a place that … Continue reading →

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What the Heart Wants

Posted on March 16, 2014 by clubfredbaja

“If home is where the heart is, you’ll find mine in pieces along the road.” This is not my city. I have never lived here. I come for supplies, groceries, meals, communication with the outside world, and the occasional event, … Continue reading →

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The Two Most Powerful Words In The World

Posted on February 24, 2014 by clubfredbaja

Over the past fifteen years, beginning in 1998, Prez and I have driven through Baja, California at least ten times. Each time, before we leave, one or more well-meaning people express concern for our safety. What they know about Mexico—through … Continue reading →

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A Nomad’s Guide To Writing On The Road

Posted on January 28, 2014 by clubfredbaja

In my author bio, I refer to myself as pathologically nomadic. This is not an attempt to be cutesy, (the line about being a fishing goddess covers that). I have lost track of the number of times I’ve moved, but … Continue reading →

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That Moment You Realize You’re the Bad Guy in the Story

Posted on January 23, 2014 by clubfredbaja

I used to have these fantasies about confronting the people in my past I’d felt had done me wrong. Those girls in junior high who showed up at the aerobics class my friend and I were teaching, just to mock … Continue reading →

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Do You Deserve a Break Today?

Posted on January 2, 2014 by clubfredbaja

Since stepping out of the writing cave and hitting the open road almost a month ago, I’ve been experiencing sensory overload. There is so much I want to rant talk about. So much, in fact, that it was hard to … Continue reading →

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