Mullings Travelogues are among the most popular features having the longest shelf-life.
Here is a list of the Travelogues:
The first official Travelogue was a about my trip to India in May of 2001:
The India Travelogue
Part 1: The Pre-game Show
Part 2: Currying Favor: A Trip to India - Chapter 2
Part 3: Currying Favor: A Trip to India - Chapter 3
Part 4: Currying Favor: A Trip to India - Chapter 4
Part 5: Currying Favor: A Trip to India - Chapter 5
Part 6: Currying Favor: A Trip to India - Chapter 6
The next Travelogue was a one-dayer to Wichita Falls, Texas over the Labor Day weekend in September of 2001:
Texas Travelogue: Wichita Falls, Tx.
The Third Travelogue wasn't really a Travelogue at all, but an essay on my efforts to get an Alexandria City registration sticker on the windshield of my car:
Virginia Tax Travelogue - Virginia Car Tax
The Fourth Travelogue was a trip to Atlanta which occurred when Reagan National Airport first re-opened following the September 11 attacks:
The Atlanta Travelogue:
Part 1: The Trip to Reagan National
Part 2: Getting Through Reagan National
Part 3: The Flight to Atlanta
Part 4: Atlanta: The Home of the Braves
and the Land of the Free Local Calls
The final Travelogue of 2001 was a trip to Paris - France, not Texas:
The Paris Travelogue
Part 1: A Preface
Part 2: Outward Bound
Part 3: Across the Pond
Part 4: Paris Underground
Part 5: Sorely, You Must be Joking
Part 6: Loose in the Louvre
Part 7: What's French for Restaurant
The First Travelogue for 2002 was a trip to Alaska in February which is, more or less, the slow season there:
The Alaska Travelogue
Part 1: You Know, It's Cold Up There
Part 2: The Man With Two Red Shoes
Part 3: Raising Helena
Part 4: It's Not the Cold; It's the Humidity
A short Travelogue dealing with an appearance at Harvard University followed in March:
The Harvard Travelogue - My Career at Harvard
The next Travelogue had to do with a trip to New Orleans in May. It had to do with the trip TO New Orleans, not actually anything IN New Orleans. It's pretty funny nonetheless:
The New Orleans Travelogue - Son of a Gun We'll Have Big Fun ...
While not a Travelogue, the prospect of August in Washington prompted me to write a parody about Bill Clinton's remark that he would "get a rifle, jump in a ditch and die" in defense of Israel. Here is his interview with the recruiting sergeant:
A Mullings Parody: Clinton & the Recruiting Sergeant
In August I had a string of speeches which I dubbed "The Mullings Dog Days Tour" Herewith, the Travelogue:
The "Dog Days Tour" Travelogue
Part 1: Chapter 1: San Antonio
Part 2: Chapter 2: The Flight to Las Vegas
Part 3: Chapter 3: I Take Las Vegas by Storm
Part 4: Chapter 4: WD-40 or Fight
Part 5: Chapter 5: The Magic Gulag
In early September, to atone for all my past sins, I did the Donahue show. It was worth the price of admission which, as you might suspect, was zero:
The "Donahue Appearance" Travelogue: I Do Donahue
On September 11 I was invited to the memorial service at the Pentagon. It was very powerful and very moving:
The "Pentagon" Travelogue: The Pentagon Commemoration
In November, I spent election day in Miami with the Jeb Bush for Governor Campaign. It was great fun and a great thrill:
The Election Night TraveloguePart 1: Getting There is Half the Fun
Part 2: Being There is the Other Half
Later in the month, I had a death-defying experience on a Delta flight from Atlanta to Washington, DC:
The "Atlanta to Baltimore" Travelogue: A Passage to Baltimore
The final Travelogue of the year was a summary of my Caribbean Cruise
The "Cruise to the Caribbean" Travelogue: My Cruise. My Last Cruise
Here is the end-of-the-year Mullings which more completely describes the cruise, entitled: Over the Bounding Main
We'll Always Have Paris Chapter 1: A Strange City Pair.
Chapter 2: The Hotels Gods Have a Good Laugh.
Chapter 3: They Look at Me Like I'm Speaking a Foreign Language.
Chapter 4: Two Tales of a City.
In April I had to take a snap trip to Toronto, Canada which lasted about 18 hours. During those 18 hours the World Health Organization issued a travel advisory which did NOT advise people to travel TO Toronto. A day after I got home I convinced myself I had contracted SARS.
My Trip to the Emergency Room Travelogue: "The SARS Boy"
And a SECOND trip to Paris in May
A Trip to Paris Chapter 1: I'm My Own Grandpa.
Chapter 2: What's the Difference between First Class and Coach?.
Chapter 3: Not Much About Paris.
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