The 'Kindness of Strangers' all-American tour.

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From sea to shining sea, NY to SF, without spending a dime on accommodation.

A year and a half ago i didn't know a soul in the USofA. Now i think i can travel the whole length and bredth of the place on the strength of friendships made and soon to be made.

friendships aside, there are a number of things that bring me here, some of them are clear to me and some of them are yet to clarify themselves entirely. morbid curiosity is a large part of it, a desire to get under the skin and into the guts of america. and of course, i travel to write...

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  A Prelude   San Francisco, CA on Apr 2, 2007 0 pictures 1 comment
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  First we take Manhattan   New York, NY on Apr 3, 2007 2 pictures 1 comment
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  An interlude   Kent, OH on Apr 7, 2007 2 pictures 1 comment
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  A mistake on the lake   Cleveland, OH on Apr 14, 2007 4 pictures 0 comments
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  Tale of two cities   Ann Arbor/Detroit, MI on Apr 17, 2007 4 pictures 0 comments
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  Siren song   Chicago, IL on Apr 21, 2007 4 pictures 0 comments
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  On baseball   Chicago, IL on Apr 25, 2007 2 pictures 1 comment
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  The Bigness   Lincoln, NE on Apr 28, 2007 0 pictures 0 comments
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  On baseball 2   Kansas City, MO on May 5, 2007 4 pictures 1 comment
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  Cities divided   St Louis, MO on May 7, 2007 0 pictures 0 comments
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  Phil among the scientologists   St Louis, MO on May 9, 2007 1 picture 1 comment
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  Memphis rhythm   Memphis, TN on May 10, 2007 1 picture 1 comment
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  Big Fish and Turtlegators   Montgomery, AL on May 13, 2007 5 pictures 0 comments
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  The tourist   New Orleans, LA on May 18, 2007 5 pictures 0 comments
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  The grey miles   Houston, TX on May 22, 2007 3 pictures 0 comments
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  Weird   Austin, TX on May 24, 2007 5 pictures 0 comments
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  The bright miles   Austin, TX on May 28, 2007 0 pictures 0 comments
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  Land of enchantment   Santa Fe, NM on May 29, 2007 4 pictures 0 comments
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  This is the place   St. George, UT on Jun 2, 2007 0 pictures 1 comment
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  Phil among the Mormons   Salt Lake City, UT on Jun 4, 2007 0 pictures 1 comment
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  Going to California   San Francisco, CA on Jun 8, 2007 0 pictures 0 comments
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  The island   San Francisco, CA on Jun 9, 2007 0 pictures 0 comments
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  A paradise   Santa Cruz, CA on Jun 11, 2007 5 pictures 0 comments
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  Taking the Mickey   Los Angeles, CA on Jun 18, 2007 0 pictures 0 comments
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  The road   Needles, CA on Jun 19, 2007 0 pictures 1 comment
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  Heights and depths   Grand Canyon, AZ on Jun 22, 2007 5 pictures 1 comment
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  The everything and the nothing   Las Vegas, NV on Jun 24, 2007 5 pictures 1 comment
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  Alone in the forest   Sierra Nevada, CA on Jun 25, 2007 4 pictures 1 comment
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  Phil among the Scientologists 2   San Francisco, CA on Jun 30, 2007 0 pictures 1 comment
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  The vanishing day   Sydney, Australia on Jul 2, 2007 0 pictures 0 comments