Category: Travel
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Dar Zerhoune in Moulay Idriss
Happily for us, no one else had thought to book a Valentines getaway at Dar Zerhoune and so back in 2009, we had this entire beautiful Dar to ourselves. The…
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Trees of Mystery – A Northern California Coast Roadside Attraction featuring Giant Testicles
I’ve never been one to pass by a roadside attraction – many of them disappoint – but not Trees of Mystery in Klamath, California. I remember visiting it as a…
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Sheet Music & Toilet Seat Art – 13 of Bologna’s Offbeat Museums
when I began lifting the lids to see the symbols painted under them, a very upset guard began yelling at me in Italian and then followed me the rest of…
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An Open Letter to America’s Billionaires – Change Humanity’s Future
Dear Billionaires, I’ve done my best to join you, but so far – I haven’t even gotten close. The reason I’ve tried wasn’t because I want to be a rich…
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Eating Horse Flesh in Chiasso Switzerland
Ah yes, Switzerland. A day of banking, swiss cheese, chocolate, yogurt, smoked meat, and a bit of yodeling. I did it all.
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5 adventurous destinations around the world
Adventurous destinations are the stuff of travel dreams. This week, guest blogger Rebecca Kelly offers us plenty to imagine, work for, and dream of with five adventurous destinations from around…
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World Travel Diarrhea – An Ugly Topic – Some Simple Cures
Montezuma’s revenge, Delhi belly, Hong Kong dog, Tiki trots, Casablanca crud, Katmandu quickstep. But travelers from Mexico, India, Nepal, Morocco, and other places might call it the ‘Lincoln’s Loose Logs’…
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Sophia Loren and the Eels of Comacchio
Legend has it that at the height off her career, Sophia Loren became fascinated with eels and asked that they be incorporated into one of her films.
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5 Ways to Experience Florence like a True Florentine
Florence, the birthplace of the Renaissance: with over 70 museums and over 60 churches there is so much to see in a limited about of time and you should see…
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Five Free Things To Do In Venice
For anyone heading to Italy, Venice will probably be one of the first destinations that you aim for. A historical maritime trading republic cloaked (literally) in golden opulence, Venice’s “golden…
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Bulgaria – Interesting and Surprising
Travel around the world and you certainly find some surprises. While my round the world trip is a slow motion adventure, I have to admit that Bulgaria is one of…
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Wuhan Virus and Your Travel Plans
I have to admit that this thing is starting to look pretty scary. The number of cases that have been reported in the past couple of days have grown from…
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North Korean Expats and Pig Blood Sundaes – Sokcho Part 1
I walked towards a large iron bridge and noted the thousands of fish drying on the roofs of nearly every house I passed.
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The Vatican Museums – Three Paintings Out of Hundreds Not to Miss
When you are in Rome, whether it’s for a day or a week, one thing you have to do is visit the Vatican Museums and the Sistine Chapel.
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Sociopathism – American Capitalism is a Serious Problem
Lobsters generally don’t know the water around them is getting hotter until it is too late. Look, I admire entrepreneurship. I think that the marketplace of ideas and products is…
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Ephesus Efes – Classical Mediterranean City – Swelled with Tourists
People have been living cities in this area for about 8000 years. At about 1050 BC, it was a port city for the Greeks called Apasas. In about 300 BC,…
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Tillamook, Oregon – Cheese Factory, Planes, and a Really Really Big Hangar
No trip up (or down) the Oregon Coast is complete without a stop in Tillamook, Oregon. While we haven’t had the opportunity to do all the fun things Tillamook (the…
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7 Architectural Wonders of Florence, Italy that are not to be missed
Those who are seeking the Italian Renaissance, need only look upon the palaces, buildings and squares of Florence for each of them are masterpieces.
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Imperial Meknes – Off the beaten track in Morocco
Imperial Meknes is a bit off the beaten track of Moroccan trips that usually hit Marrakech, Fez, Casablanca, and maybe Tangier. In my view – people are really missing out…
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Art Not To Miss at the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York City
I originally published this back in January 2009 upon the eve of my departure from the United States. I was reminded of it when I met a guy in San…
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The Fully Integrated Backpacker Treehouse Resort – Kadir’s Treehouses
Sometimes it pays to drop out and go live in a treehouse!
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Volubulis – Roman and Carthaginian Ruins in North Africa – Slideshow
📖 Found in the book: This post is part of the story told in Not My Morocco by CD Damitio — a memoir of love, madness, and two years in…
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Fire on the Mountain – Visiting the Ancient Chimera in Olympos, Turkey
The Chimera finally was defeated by Bellerophon, with the help of Pegasus, at the command of King Iobates of Lycia. Since Pegasus could fly, Bellerophon shot the Chimera from the…
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Exploring Chicago When It’s COLD!!!
In 2008, I took Amtrak across the USA. It put me in Chicago in December. Not the best time to experience the neighborhoods and things that make Chicago a great…
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Gypsies in Granada – Surreal Real Unreal
This was a post I wrote back in early 2009 – right on the cusp of my life taking a dramatically different turn. This was one of those points where…
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