From Paris to Taos On an Ordinary Day

Welcome to Twice 5 Miles Radio. I'm your host, James Navé.In this solo episode, I take you along on a twenty-two-hour journey from Paris to Taos, New Mexico—a trip that begins with coffee, oatmeal, a forgotten iPhone, and a ride on the Paris Metro, then winds through Charles de Gaulle Airport, a transatlantic flight, immigration in Salt Lake City, and a rain-soaked drive home through New Mexico.On the journey, I reflect on storytelling, travel, friendship, memory, artificial intelligence, poetry, and the surprising drama hidden inside everyday life.What begins as a simple travel narrative gradually becomes an exploration of how stories are formed, not through grand events, but through observation, movement, and attention to the world around us.I also share Alfred Noyes' classic narrative poem, The Highwayman, recited from memory while standing in an airport boarding line.