Greetings, fellow travelers. My name is Todd Merriman. I am The Wandering Chicken, and I, I took the road less traveled by, and that has been the crux of the problem. Follow The Wandering Chicken via: Twitter • Facebook • RSS Popular tags Travel • iPhone • Photography • Videos • Quotes • Scattered Thoughts View All Tags tweetmeme_style = 'compact'; var gaJsHost = (("https:" == document.location.protocol) ? "https://ssl." : "http://www."); document.write(unescape("%3Cscript src='" + gaJsHost + "google-analytics.com/ga.js' type='text/javascript'%3E%3C/script%3E")); try { var pageTracker = _gat._getTracker("UA-3179779-2"); pageTracker._trackPageview(); } catch(err) {}Tumblr (3.0; @thewanderingchicken)http://thewanderingchicken.com/The Most Unusual Hotels in America | Forbes: Forbes highlights a few choices from the Unusual &...http://thewanderingchicken.com/post/435550060http://thewanderingchicken.com/post/435550060Mon, 08 Mar 2010 15:58:18 -0800TravelResourcesLinksHotels“The most terrifying fact about the universe is not that it is hostile but that it is...http://thewanderingchicken.com/post/432499459http://thewanderingchicken.com/post/432499459Sun, 07 Mar 2010 07:28:00 -0800OscarsQuotesStanley KubrickMovies<img src="http://28.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_kyx2toRirv1qar939o1_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_kyx2toRirv1qar939o2_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://29.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_kyx2toRirv1qar939o3_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_kyx2toRirv1qar939o4_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><p><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vigeland_Sculpture_Park" target="_blank">Vigeland Scuplture Park</a> | Oslo, Norway</p>http://thewanderingchicken.com/post/432458325http://thewanderingchicken.com/post/432458325Sun, 07 Mar 2010 07:00:00 -0800EuropeFavorite PlacesNorwayOsloPhotographyVigelandTravelTo inaugurate my new “Favorite Places” series I’ve chosen to highlight one of my...http://thewanderingchicken.com/post/432457603http://thewanderingchicken.com/post/432457603Sun, 07 Mar 2010 06:57:05 -0800TravelEuropeNorwayOsloFogner ParkVigelandSculpturesFavorite PlacesI guess since I’m going to document the Academy Awards live - join me, won’t you? - I...http://thewanderingchicken.com/post/431341815http://thewanderingchicken.com/post/431341815Sat, 06 Mar 2010 18:00:00 -0800MoviesOscarsThe festivities will begin at 3pm on March 7, 2010. The Wandering Chicken Oscar Chathttp://thewanderingchicken.com/post/431325427http://thewanderingchicken.com/post/431325427Sat, 06 Mar 2010 17:52:00 -0800MoviesOscarsI just recently moved to Los Angeles. The Academy Awards are, needless to say, kind of a big deal...http://thewanderingchicken.com/post/431228752http://thewanderingchicken.com/post/431228752Sat, 06 Mar 2010 16:54:00 -0800MoviesOscars<embed type="application/x-shockwave-flash" src="http://thewanderingchicken.com/swf/audio_player.swf?audio_file=http://www.tumblr.com/audio_file/430317217/tumblr_kyv8abl35d1qar939&color=FFFFFF" height="27" width="207" quality="best"></embed><br/><br/><p><b><a>The Weary Kind</a> </b>| by Ryan Bingham</p> <p>The Academy rarely even nominates the best song from a movie in a given year, let alone honors it with the award, but if this heart-wrenching song from <i>Crazy Heart</i>, so central to the film’s story, doesn’t win it will be a true travesty of justice.</p>http://thewanderingchicken.com/post/430317217http://thewanderingchicken.com/post/430317217Sat, 06 Mar 2010 06:58:00 -0800MusicMoviesThe World's Most Scenic Train Rides | Travel + Leisure: I like trains.http://thewanderingchicken.com/post/430299193http://thewanderingchicken.com/post/430299193Sat, 06 Mar 2010 06:44:00 -0800TravelResourcesLinksTrainsIf the first thing you do is throw two pairs of jeans into your bag, you’ve already...http://thewanderingchicken.com/post/429249354http://thewanderingchicken.com/post/429249354Fri, 05 Mar 2010 17:36:00 -0800TravelResourcesPacking9 Great Festivals to See in 2010 | Fodor's: Why not ten?http://thewanderingchicken.com/post/428328376http://thewanderingchicken.com/post/428328376Fri, 05 Mar 2010 06:28:00 -0800LinksResourcesTravelFestivalsFive Literary Places to Stay | The Guardian: Want to get in touch with the literary inspiration of...http://thewanderingchicken.com/post/424238781http://thewanderingchicken.com/post/424238781Wed, 03 Mar 2010 06:54:00 -0800HotelsResourcesTravelLinksBest Vintage Movie Theaters | Travel + Leisure: Since the Academy Awards are nearly upon us,...http://thewanderingchicken.com/post/422092956http://thewanderingchicken.com/post/422092956Tue, 02 Mar 2010 06:41:00 -0800LinksMoviesResourcesTravelAmerica's Best Hikes | Concierge.com: Spring is just around the corner. Concierge.com offers its...http://thewanderingchicken.com/post/419944360http://thewanderingchicken.com/post/419944360Mon, 01 Mar 2010 06:52:00 -0800LinksResourcesTravelHikingFifteen or so years ago I managed to read Ayn Rand’s magnum opus Atlas Shrugged, and by read,...http://thewanderingchicken.com/post/247712578http://thewanderingchicken.com/post/247712578Sun, 28 Feb 2010 18:00:00 -0800BooksAtlas ShruggedAyn RandIf you’re like me, you gotta have tunes when you travel. Obviously, the iPhone is ideal for...http://thewanderingchicken.com/post/418766486http://thewanderingchicken.com/post/418766486Sun, 28 Feb 2010 17:21:00 -0800TraveliPhoneMusic<img src="http://26.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_ktuj9s3g3I1qar939o1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>Some days I miss New York more than others. Today is one of those days.</p>http://thewanderingchicken.com/post/261377116http://thewanderingchicken.com/post/261377116Sun, 28 Feb 2010 17:00:00 -0800New YorkPhotography The iPhone is simply the greatest piece of technology I’ve ever owned. Sure, it drops calls...http://thewanderingchicken.com/post/415506447http://thewanderingchicken.com/post/415506447Sat, 27 Feb 2010 07:43:00 -0800TraveliPhone<img src="http://29.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_ky5zuk4tx01qar939o1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p><b>The Wandering Chicken as Hunter S. Thompson</b> | In tribute to the author on the five-year anniversary of his death</p>http://thewanderingchicken.com/post/401709182http://thewanderingchicken.com/post/401709182Sat, 20 Feb 2010 19:00:00 -0800“So now, less than five years later, you can go up on a steep hill in Las Vegas and look West,...http://thewanderingchicken.com/post/401559833http://thewanderingchicken.com/post/401559833Sat, 20 Feb 2010 17:37:00 -0800Quotes