Jim Benning

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¡Viva Bogotá's Ciclovía!

November 18, 2023 by Jim Benning in Travel Stories

(Westways) Throngs of cyclists take over the streets of Colombia’s capital for freewheeling Sunday rides

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November 18, 2023 /Jim Benning
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A Delicate Balance

February 12, 2022 by Jim Benning in Travel Stories, Reporting

(Westways, AAA Explorer) Arches National Park epitomizes the tension between wilderness preservation and public access

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February 12, 2022 /Jim Benning
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On the Road with Jack Kerouac

June 30, 2019 by Jim Benning in Travel Stories

(Westways) A cross-country journey to revisit an iconic, wanderlust-inducing novel

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June 30, 2019 /Jim Benning
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Uncharted Territory: Mapping Indian Country

January 05, 2019 by Jim Benning in Travel Stories, Reporting

(Westways) Mapping Indian Country with a veteran AAA field cartographer

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January 05, 2019 /Jim Benning
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Into Peru's Sacred Valley

November 19, 2018 by Jim Benning in Travel Stories

(Westways) Tap into a region steeped in Andean mystique

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November 19, 2018 /Jim Benning
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La Vida Mariachi

May 28, 2018 by Jim Benning in Travel Stories, Reporting

(Westways) A (very busy) day in the life of a SoCal band

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May 28, 2018 /Jim Benning
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War Story

February 24, 2016 by Jim Benning in Travel Stories

(An Innocent Abroad) Could a trip to the battlefields of Europe with my veteran father work a little magic on our relationship?

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February 24, 2016 /Jim Benning
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Lust in Translation

February 24, 2016 by Jim Benning in Travel Stories

(The Washington Post) In Xian, China, I answered my hotel room phone. This is what happened next.

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February 24, 2016 /Jim Benning
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Smackdown in Tijuana

February 24, 2016 by Jim Benning in Travel Stories

(The Washington Post, Best Travel Writing 2007) While many of my fellow Americans were watching Jack Black play “Nacho Libre,” I went to Mexico to see the real thing.

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February 24, 2016 /Jim Benning
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California Dreaming in Thailand

February 15, 2016 by Jim Benning in Travel Stories

(World Hum, Tales From Nowhere) It was hot a humid when I set out for dinner in Hat Yai — and when I was confronted with the Sizzler.

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February 15, 2016 /Jim Benning
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Wild Horizons: The World's 25 Greatest Trips

January 06, 2016 by Jim Benning in Travel Stories

(National Geographic Adventure) From Bhutan to Zimbabwe.

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January 06, 2016 /Jim Benning
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