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Of Elephants and iPhones

We are outside of Bangkok, riding elephants. The mahouts, or elephant masters, steer elephants to a two-story tower. Elephants pull up. Customers get on. Elephants stroll the overgrown cement trail, cut through a shallow lake, and return to the...

October 12, 2014
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The California Highway 1 (and U.S. 101) Hotels

When we began planning our drive up California’s Highway 1 (also U.S. 101, which extends into Oregon and Washington), we fantasized about eliminating schedules, avoiding reservations, and checking into whatever roadside motel we encountered at the...

August 18, 2014
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Madonna Inn (San Luis Obispo)
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Madonna Inn (San Luis Obispo)

  The Madonna Inn is a Highway 1 icon, built in a pseudo-Swiss style by architect Alex Madonna. (You were hoping it was owned and operated by Madonna, the singer, weren’t you?) Each of the 110 rooms has a different and elaborate theme...

August 4, 2014
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A Vegan in Denmark (Solvang, California)
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A Vegan in Denmark (Solvang, California)

Drive northeast of Santa Barbara, and you’ll reach Solvang, a little bit of Denmark smack in the middle of California: Even on Sunday morning, the faux Danish streets are bustling with tourists. most of whom are chasing down an aebleskiver...

August 3, 2014
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Sandpiper Lodge (Santa Barbara)
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Sandpiper Lodge (Santa Barbara)

While our night at the sincere but dingy Glen Tavern Inn didn’t quite meet expectations, our next stop, the Sandpiper Lodge in Santa Barbara, exceeds them. Outside, the parking lot, dotted with potted flowers and set in the shadows of tall...

August 3, 2014
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Adama Vegan Comfort Cuisine (Santa Barbara)

What do you think of when you think of comfort food? Fried chicken? Pizza? Lasagna? Ice cream? Now: what do you think of when you think of vegan comfort food? For most of you non-vegans, vegan comfort food probably doesn’t sound very...

August 2, 2014
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From Ventura to Santa Barbara
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From Ventura to Santa Barbara

After a lovely night at the Ventura County Fair,we sleep pretty well at the Glen Tavern Inn in Santa Paula, CA. The lobby’s a welcoming place, with exposed beams and richly hued carpets that exude the charm of those great American western...

August 2, 2014
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Vegan at the County Fair (Ventura, CA)

By sheer luck, our drive up Highway 1 lands us in Ventura, CA, while the Ventura County Fair — “The County Fair with Ocean Air” — is in town. What kind of cuisine comes to mind when you think about a county fair? Corn dogs...

August 2, 2014
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Vegan Airline Dinners (35,000 Feet Up)

We’re on a flight from Atlanta to LA. Clyde, bless him, has finagled first-class seats. The flight attendant leans in, putting her lipsticked slash of a mouth closer to the ear of the passenger in the seat in front of me. “Today, I have the sausage...

August 1, 2014
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