(and an easy way you can, too)Street mural San Francisco Chinatown

So far this year I’ve travelled to California, Texas, Washington State, and Germany. Why do I deposit myself in semi-familiar or totally unfamiliar locations? 

I ask myself this question whenever my stomach lurches during turbulent flights, when jet lag floats blurry eyes into my forehead, or when I tally up all my travel expenses. 

Then I think about the memories:

the garrulous waiter with the broad smile—hi...