It’s important to listen to your readers as a blogger. I was asked a direct question over Facebook and felt it was worth explaining and would make a good blog. Here’s the question… I was wondering if you could do a post where you share tips on how you prepare before you travel to a…
Russia is just the most amazing place. Part of this for me is just the pure history of the last century, but also it’s just so prominent on the globe. Russia has been so imperial. So majestic. So mysterious. There’s the crazy cold war, and my favorite the space race. Forget about the arms race,…
The largest religious complex in the world. Angkor Wat is one of the most amazing structures in the world. Sure, Karnak in Luxor, Egypt is the largest religious structure, but Angkor Wat stretches over miles and miles including many many buildings. I’d like to see a comparison of Tikal to Angkor Wat. It’s a UNESCO…
Let’s go back in time… to a more simple time, with rich flavor, and a close knit community. Imagine the farmers near your home growing your food, you go to the market and find things that are both grown locally, but with no chemicals, and any meat you eat you can first look it in…
This post is in a series of 7 posts on the 7 Wonders of the New World Great Wall of China – Sacrifice of a Nation Christ the Redeemer Statue – Religious Icon of Rio Brazil Taj Mahal – Sacred Mausoleum of Agra India Petra Jordan – Nabataean Cave City of the Desert Machu Picchu – Lost Sacred City of…
One thing is sure. If you travel, you must quickly figure out where to acquire miles and have a strategy. My strategy is I want to be upgraded, I want to be in the lounge, and I want entertainment and extra room. Boarding early is fine, but the ability to take whatever problem I have…
As a global traveller, on this planet there is nothing more remote than Antarctica. It is way bigger than it looks on any common map. That place is just so vast. 14 million square miles and 1.5 times the size of the U.S. and is 98% ice and 2% barren rock. In fact we learn that…
I had seen most of Western Europe when I visited the Balkans, but I wasn’t prepared for the beauty and raw elements of war I would see. Mountain views, lakes and valleys that would rival the best of Switzerland, rivers that rival the beauty of Idaho’s and untouched wilderness, the bridge in Mostar rival the…
It seems like Egypt has for the most part fallen out of the news. Is it safe? A couple of quotes from an article on Egypt welcomes tourists and affirms safety. Travel warning lifted “Ambassador Scobey met with the heads of U.S.-based travel associations NTA, USTOA, ATTA and ASTA, along with tour operators and journalists,…
Black Sea to the East, Turkey and Greece to the south, Macedonia to the Southwest, and Romania to the North. Sofia is a feast of richness in culture. I had a 5 hour stopover in Sofia on my way to Istanbul, and I asked the Taxi to drop me off in the center of town. …
