…I knew every sports team in every major professional sport in America and Canada. I knew the cities they played and the states or provinces that they were in. How else would a 6-year-old American kid from Trumbull, Connecticut know where Winnipeg, Edmonton, Green Bay, Portland and Quebec City were? That knowledge also led me to study maps as a kid and learned about every country in the world and every capital city. I didn’t travel as a kid but I…
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Day Trip to Greenland
June 5, 2012 by 45 Comments
…he big white island on the map just below the North Pole, near Iceland and Canada. I bet you thought nobody lived there or I bet that you never even thought about it. Truth is some 45,000 people live on the world’s largest island. To visit is somewhat difficult and certainly expensive. The only ways to get to Greenland are by plane from Reykjavik or less frequent flights from Copenhagen. The only other way to get there is by infrequent boats or cr…
Around Halifax
May 10, 2012 by 25 Comments
…ch as Chester are what makes Nova Scotia so charming and although it is in Canada, it has a distinctively New England feel. I highly recommend taking the coast road, route 3, back to Halifax. It snakes in and out of some small towns and villages and also passes two very important places to visit in Nova Scotia. First, on September 2, 1998 a Swissair flight bound from JFK airport in New York crashed not too far off the coast of Nova Scotia close to…
How to Choose an Airline Alliance
January 19, 2012 by 15 Comments
…kish, Air New Zealand, South African, Egypt Air, Air China, Thai, ANA, Air Canada and SAS. These airlines will make up the majority of the routes you will see when searching major destinations around the world. Advantages of Star Alliance -Most airline partners -Farthest reach of any alliance -Most airline lounges -Most choices to Africa -Most choices to Europe -Most choices to Asia -Most flights within the Pacific -The new United after the Contin…
What’s Next?
January 5, 2012 by 1 Comment
…e and Miquelon. This is of course, the small French possession in maritime Canada. This is the easiest to do from New York but since it’s off the coast of Labrador, I’d prefer to wait for warmer weather so it will get done in April or May. That only leaves the Juan Fernandez Islands. I am dying to do a Patagonia hiking trip with some of my friends and when I fly down to Santiago, I will catch a small plane for a few days to the main island in the…
On The Road Again!
October 14, 2010 by 7 Comments
…tware and I have been grounded in New York except for a quick road trip to Canada. Tuesday I leave for a massive around the world trip that will hit some of the most romantic places on Earth including; Iraq, Eritrea, Saudi Arabia, Afghanistan, Pakistan and several others. So put me back in your daily rundown as I will be posting again soon from the road. This trip will also include some stops in the Indian Ocean for the British Indian Ocean Territ…
