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By Bobby Ross Jr. | Religion Unplugged
OKLAHOMA CITY — I’ve helicoptered across Israel and cruised past “Moose Crossing” signs on an Alaskan highway.
Jetlagged, I’ve dozed on a passenger train from the Netherlands to Belgium. Wide awake, I’ve tightened my seat beat in a rental van maneuvering a winding, bumpy road on a Mexican mountainside.
I’ve experienced bumper-to-bumper traffic from Los Angeles to San Diego, cleared customs in Brazil, Cuba and South Africa and ventured north of the U.S. border to cover news from Vancouver, British Columbia, to Montreal, Quebec.
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In many ways, I’ve lived my dream as a roving religion journalist. Based in Oklahoma City, I’ve reported from all 50 states and 18 countries.
But the travel experience itself often reminds me of my all-time favorite movie, “Planes, Trains and Automobiles,” the 1987 road trip comedy starring Steve Martin and the late John Candy.
This column appears in the online magazine Religion Unplugged.
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