Hello! My name is Austin, and I like traveling to historical sites. I also like chronicling my adventures, and talking with people about both the sites I've been and thoughts that these sites prompt me to ponder.  Over on YouTube I've been posting (almost) weekly videos for nearly ten years, and lately I find myself - every month or two - having an itch to write more, to say more, than what I'm able to fit into a video script about a given site or subject. So that's what this blog is! Consider it a director's cut, if you will, an extended release form of my thoughts when visiting ..read more