The Professor Errant

Traveling on the nerdy side

“The Road goes ever on and on
Down from the door where it began.
Now far ahead the Road has gone,
And I must follow, if I can…”

—Bilbo Baggins, The Fellowship of the Ring (J.R.R. Tolkien)

Trip Report: Paris – Part 2

Hotel I announced myself at our hotel, Maison Astor Paris, by pratfalling into the vestibule. Why are steps UP into establishments allowed? Luckily, only my dignity was hurt (ok, there were a FEW bruises) and the staff at the hotel were very kind about it. Our room was tiny but we are used to that.…

Trip Report: Las Vegas – LA Weekend Trips

Las Vegas is always a fun and easy weekend if you live in the LA area. Hopefully everyone else won’t have the EV charging drama we did! Getting there This past Memorial Day weekend, we drove to Vegas for the first time in Rob’s EV (Ford Mustang Mach-E). On the drive there we learned something…

Journaling and My Sticker Obsession

This past year I took up journaling our travels. How is that different from this blog? Well, it’s much more in the moment, allowing me to write thoughts and experiences down long before I put them on here (I know, I take forever with my posts). I consider it “pre-blogging.” It’s been a lot of…