Page 2 October 21, 2021 EL SEGUNDO HERALD
Travel
If It’s Tuesday, This Must Be…
Article and photos
by Ben & Glinda Shipley
Travel is expensive. And in the modern,
fractured, post-911, post-COVID era, wandering
about can be complicated. It used to
be that travel agents took care of all that,
but they’ve been replaced by opinionated
strangers on social media and sales pitches
on government websites. You know you
don’t want to be led around by the nose on
some slick, superficial bus tour by a millennial
reciting a carefully programmed list
of forgettable sites and jokes. But to strike
out on your own, where do you start? How
about with…
A first time for everything—blown away atop the Arc de Triomphe on her maiden voyage to Paris.
A Plan:
It makes sense to carefully plan out any
complex activity that requires such an investment
of resources. Airfares, lodging, ground
transportation, and food can range into the
thousands for a long weekend in Charleston or
Mexico City. Triple everything for a week in
Barcelona or Copenhagen, and double down
again for a jaunt to Asia. If you’re going to
spend your hard-earned cash on travel instead
of a reasonably priced used car, you need to
know where to start. And we usually start,
even today, with the question…
Why?
Why are you travelling?
Are you looking to connect with your
ancestral roots? With long-lost family? Are
you looking to dip your toes into the same
surf where your great-great-great waited in
abject poverty (or religious indignation) for
a boat to his and your future?
Are you going on a pilgrimage, religious or
otherwise? Rome, Athens, or Constantinople
for the ancients? Lourdes, Jerusalem, or Benares
for the devout? Lidice and Auschwitz for
the gates of hell? Appomattox, Normandy,
or Vietnam for the heroics of your heritage?
Are you looking for the essence of some
favorite childhood story? We’re thinking
Sherwood Forest for Robin Hood, Tennes-
Shopping for true Persian saffron at Mısır Carsısı in Istanbul.
Searching for Italian volcanic action—first Vesuvius, then Stromboli, and now the abyss at Mt. Etna.
Calendar of Events
Deadline for Calendar items is the prior Thursday
by noon. Calendar items are $1 per word
up to 25 words. Email listings to web@heraldpublications.
com. We take Visa and MasterCard.
FRIDAY, OCTOBER 29
• Applications to be El Segundo’s Poet Laureate
are due today. Interested and qualified artists
contact Cultural Arts Coordinator Sam Lee
at 310-524-2771 or slee3@elsegundo.org.
SATURDAY, OCTOBER 30
• This year’s Halloween Frolic will be on Saturday,
October 30 from 12:00pm - 5:00pm.
The event will take place on the 300 and
400 blocks of Main Street.
• City of El Segundo Wiseburn Aquatics
Center is hosting the Pumpkin Pool’ooza.
Come for the pumpkin pickin’, and stay for
the frightening good time! Due to limited
materials, participants must reserve their
heat time prior to the event. Please contact
the Aquatics Center at 310-524-2738 for
additional information.
UPCOMING
SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 6
• The Friends of the El Segundo Public
Library will have a sale 11am-4pm, in Library
Park. We will have children’s books
and holiday items for all ages, all at low
prices. Come do some holiday shopping
and support your local library.
WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 17
• El Segundo’s Chamber of Commerce
hosting Holiday Kick off Mixer at Sonesta
(formerly the Courtyard by Marriott). •
See Travel, page 16
Love Thy Neighbor
Dear El Segundoans,
We love the profiles we’ve done, and we’ve learned so
much about El Segundo’s residents. We want to do more,
so please keep the suggestions coming. With over 16,000
residents, we’re sure there are some gems we may have
overlooked or not been aware of them. Do you have a
unique and interesting friend, neighbor, co-worker, colleague
or student? All you have to do is ask their permission and
send us their contact information. Of
course, if you find yourself fascinating,
you are welcome to send us your
information too.
– Best to you all. HM.
Send your suggestions in to
letters@heraldpublications.com
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