Monthly Archives: November 2014
How Anthony Bourdain and ‘VIPIR’ Sent Us to Alaska
Everyone has a reason and a means for going on a trip. Earlier this year, April and I took a two-week, second-honeymoon-like trip to the Pacific Northwest and Alaska. Our reason? Anthony Bourdain. Our means? VIPIR. …Huh??? The “reason” originated back in the spring of 2013. Obviously, the beauty and thrills of the Pacific Northwest are enough of a reason […]
Virginia is for Alcohol Lovers
After a Friday with lots of hiking and some drinking, we made Saturday a day for some hiking and lots of drinking. We ate a hearty Best Western breakfast of microwaveable biscuits and old fruit, then set out in the direction of Skyline Drive. Our plan was to drive through the remaining southern portion of the park, do a […]
Virginia is for Mountain Lovers
Remember that rocket launch that went haywire a few weeks ago? My program office at NASA Goddard had hardware on it, so they were offering passes to go view the launch from the facility in Virginia (Wallops Island, about an hour south of Ocean City). Back when the launch was scheduled for a Friday evening, April and I planned […]
Welcome Papers
Hi. You made it this far, which is much farther than I expected. You’re awesome. This is “Travel Papers” and I’m Michael “Mikey Papers” Cortina. Where did that moniker come from? Well apparently there’s a guy nicknamed “Mikey Papers” who used to frequent the 98 Rock Morning Show, and for whatever reason that nickname got co-associated […]
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