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The Road is Life

Posted on October 22, 2015 by Scott Bender

“Our battered suitcases were piled on the sidewalk again; We had longer ways to go. But no matter, the road is life” – Jack Kerouac Continue reading →

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The Pursuit Continues… Alone.

Posted on September 20, 2015 by Scott Bender

“The very basic core of a man’s living spirit is his passion for adventure. The joy of life comes from our encounters with new experiences, and hence there is no greater joy than to have an endlessly changing horizon, for each day to have a new and different sun.” – Christopher McCandless Continue reading →

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The Road Trip Continues

Posted on September 11, 2015 by Scott Bender

“They always say time changes things, but you actually have to change them yourself.” – Andy Warhol Hello again! Ok, so let’s not waste your time, to begin from where I left off – the quaintness of the hotel life … Continue reading →

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The Road Trip Has Begun

Posted on September 7, 2015 by Scott Bender

I set my alarm for 7:30am. I turned on the A/C, got in bed, put on my Apple TV and watched some episodes of LOST (I am rewatching it and it’s amazing… I have forgotten everything!). Then I took some Xanax to help me sleep since I am an insomniac, plus the fact my brain kept repeating one thing over and over… this is going to be the last time I sleep in my own bed for the next 5 weeks. Continue reading →

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Why I Quit My Job (and Decided to Road Trip): The Pursuit of Happiness

Posted on August 25, 2015 by Scott Bender

“We travel, initially, to lose ourselves, and we travel, next, to find ourselves. We travel to open our hearts and eyes. And we travel, in essence, to become young fools again—to slow time down and get taken in, and fall … Continue reading →

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A Little Girl In Red Overalls

Posted on May 15, 2015 by Scott Bender

The story below has nothing to do with food or travel, but it does have to do with people, and the inspiration came from talking to a friend of mine while sharing a bottle of wine…just sitting and talking.  Something … Continue reading →

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Get Your Hands Dirty

Posted on April 17, 2015 by Scott Bender

“Keep close to Natures’s heart… And break clear away, once in awhile. Climb a mountain or spend a week in the woods. Wash your spirit clean.” – John Muir Continue reading →

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The Lost Art of Communication

Posted on March 19, 2015 by Scott Bender

In the 1940’s a man took his two daughters to ride a merry-go-round in a park. He sat on an old wooden bench, and watched them spin round and round, laughing and smiling. As he sat, seeing the enjoyment of the girls as … Continue reading →

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