Neville Jacob
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Three for the Road (Notes from the Beagle’s Logbook)
They say all good things come in threes…here are a trio of white-line adventures straight out of our travel journals. An Impromptu Ride East After a few days in San Francisco back in ’79, Neville and I, two lads short on cash and wheels, figured it was high time to keep our cross-country adventure rolling.
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Sentimental Journey
Gonna take a sentimental journey Gonna set my heart at ease Gonna take a sentimental journey To renew old memories
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The Dapper Hitchhiker
It is a truth universally acknowledged that English gentlemen traveling abroad must pursue a distinguished appearance.
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True Colors
A Hitch-Hiker whom makes an assumption that a complete stranger will soon stop and offer a lift is making one great leap of faith. For a motoring traveler to stop and pick up two scraggly young dudes thumbing on some lonely interstate is a much bigger challenge. Neville and I needed to utilize every charm, bribe,
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No Cross Words
I thought it might be fun to provide an interactive activity related to hitch-hiking across the States. These clues are all related to our specific trips across North America in 1979 and 1980. I will provide an answer key a bit later, but the first lucky responder to provide a completed cross-word will win a
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Video Rodeo
A collection of videos featuring America and Americans. Seattle Fish Market has become world famous, not just for throwing fish, but for creating a global business model based around teamwork and an aspirational environment. If you want to learn how to throw fish and serve customers, watch this Winston Churchill’s Parrot On the Road to
The American Beagle 