(Las Vegas, December 1, 2025) — No Overnight Parking: A Year of Vanlife, Discovery, and the Open Road, the highly anticipated travel memoir by writer and vanlifer Juergen Barbusca, is released today by Catalina Media Group. Purchase links and information about the first-time author and his new memoir are available through juergenbarbusca.com. “Every town, every…
Road & Rail Weekend Awaits Las Vegans
Adventurous Las Vegans have an opportunity to take advantage of an offbeat, quick, and memorable road & rail weekend along the California coast aboard Amtrak’s Coast Starlight and Pacific Surfliner passenger trains. The road & rail weekend is not about getting anywhere fast, but rather focused on the “journey” as opposed to the “destination”—two forces…
Goss Channels Sinatra Through Twangy Telecaster
Inside The Gossy Room at Caesars Palace, I couldn’t help but notice that while Matt Goss wore a wristwatch on his left hand, his left wrist was bare. My thinking is that someone who generates such high levels of energy and exertion would want to record every calorie and footstep on a wearable fitness tracker….
Big Laughs From Little’s Voices
It’s the 1950s. Ottawa, Canada is the mise-en-scène. Imagine a middle school homeroom teeming with students when suddenly, the class clown rises and lampoons the teacher, who, of course, is facing the blackboard. Laughter from peers? Possible disciplinary action? Fast-forward a handful of decades to the Laugh Factory at the Tropicana Las Vegas where Rich Little…
Ohio Turnpike a Fair Deal
I merge into the eastbound lane at Stony Ridge-Toledo, a hundred miles west of Cleveland. The Ohio Turnpike and Infrastructure Commission describes it as a ‘full interchange.’ A toll gate waits ahead. I stop and reach my hand through the window toward the machine and pull. A slip of card stock reads: “Ohio Turnpike Toll…
Coincidences Begin During Visit to Duluth-Superior Harbor
Before my arrival in Duluth, my only connection to the Minnesota town was through a television ad for Duluth Trading Company’s Buck Naked Underwear. Little did I know, the port city along the western edge of Lake Superior shared a deep grief over a shipping tragedy. As I sat in the sole library in Duluth’s…
Charo Churns and Charms With Fiery Talent
Charo is one of a few headliners whose name has adorned a Vegas marquee in one-word fashion, alongside Frank, Elvis, Wayne, and Cher. However, experiencing Charo’s high level of energy and enthusiasm in person might lead one to believe there are two performers on stage. Perhaps the marquee outside should read, Charo-Charo. She is a…
Miller’s Empire From Grain to Glass
Embark on an unforgettable journey through the heart of brewing history with a captivating tour of the Miller Brewing Company in Cream City, better known as Milwaukee, Wisconsin. As I recently discovered, this 90-minute excursion is a treasure trove of insights, blending the rich legacy of Frederick Miller’s immigrant story with the cutting-edge processes of…
Video Rental Store Tells a Tale of Tape
Exhaustion clings to me like a heavy cloak as I roll into Astoria, Oregon just before 9 p.m. But my eyes stay alert, scanning side streets for a place to rest my bones. Then, like a beacon through the coastal fog, a burst of neon draws my attention. It proclaims “Video Horizons.” My road fatigue…
Going the Extra Mile
Journeying down the lonesome stretches of rolling prairie along U.S. Highway 2, I found myself enveloped in the tranquil expanse of Montana’s countryside. The clock barely nudged 9:30 am when I made a sudden pit stop at a random place along the side of the road. As I stood next to the van, the only…