…that the ice is melting and within two days they said the ice wouldn’t be string enough to hold sleds as the water was popping through the ice. A few times we actually fell through the ice and it scared the hell out of us. We were literally on top of a frozen inlet where if we did fall through into the water, we’d be dead for sure. There was nowhere to swim to as the ice would keep breaking as you tried to pull yourself up. Thoughts of awful movi…
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A Weekend in Libreville, Gabon
December 20, 2009 by 22 Comments
…t’ll cost you…a lot! Gabon and Central Africa in general are very cheap in terms of living, food and other basic necessities but as far as travel and certainly tourism-they are among the most expensive places on earth. I arrived in Libreville with the idea that I was going to have a quick look around, buy my ticket to the Congo and then head out on an ecotourism adventure. I was specifically looking to go to Loango National Park which is Gabon’s m…
Terrorist Attacks are Causing Americans to Change Their Travel Plans
August 2, 2016 by 6 Comments
…y Allianz Global Assistance. However, that’s not the whole story given the string of recent global events. The majority of Americans (86%) are concerned about terrorist attacks occurring while on vacation, prompting many to make major changes to their travel plans. Not shockingly, the region Americans are most concerned will be the site of an attack is the Middle East (75%), followed by Europe (66%) and Africa (63%). With recent terrorist attacks…
My Epic Golf Trip to Ireland
October 24, 2016 by 6 Comments
…difficult. With the exception of holes 4-8, I played very well including a string of 8 straight pars from 9-16. Enniscrone was very quiet, serene and a great place to play golf. Afterwards, we went to get seaweed baths. This wasn’t really my thing but if you saw my Snapchat account of it, it was pretty funny! Then it was onto Mount Falcon Estates for my last night in Ireland. Mount Falcon was phenomenal and is probably my favorite place I’ve staye…
5 Awesome Things to do in the Exumas, Bahamas
September 7, 2017 by 17 Comments
Exuma, or the Exumas, a string of islands in the Bahamas has become a bit of an Instagram sensation in the last year or two. It’s popularity has increased significantly mainly due to the now famous swimming pigs. That aside there is a lot to bring you to Exuma. Here are 5 awesome things to do in the Exumas. Swimming with the Pigs You can’t avoid it in the Exumas so why bother trying-just go with it! Swimming with the pigs in the Exumas is pretty…
27 New Years Travel Resolutions From Top Travelers and Writers
December 27, 2012 by 23 Comments
…if in Kansas.” David Farley is the author of “An Irreverent Curiosity: In Search of the Church’s Strangest Relic in Italy’s Oddest Town”, Contributing Editor at AFAR magazine, a really nice guy learning how to become an editor for books and a neighbor of mine in NYC. “For the coming year, in terms of travel, I hope the chatty person next to me on my various flights will take more sleeping pills. I want to log more time with the Amish. I want to k…
Wallis and Futuna
June 30, 2010 by 14 Comments
…crabs that were always willing to fight! Next and lastly, we headed out in search of Lake Lalolalo (top). This is a crater lake in the islands highlands off a brutally bumpy dirt road and it was spectacular. Far and away the best thing on Wallis period. It reminded me of other crater lakes on Easter Island and Grande Comore Island that I thought were impressive as well. Lalolalo had 30 meter sheer rock cliffs on all sides and I bet you no person h…
Langkawi, Penang and Singapore
November 25, 2010 by 8 Comments
…ut of nowhere so you may get wet. I flew to Penang from Bangkok and was in search of great food which is what the island is known for. Everyone I spoke to about Penang raved about the food and said the rest of the island is take it or leave it. Fair enough I thought and headed to the Yeng Keng Hotel right in the heart of the capital city, Georgetown. A great little spot with excellent breakfast and amazing, friendly and thoughtful staff was right…
Social Media and I
December 23, 2011 by Leave a Comment
…ends as well. I hope to have many new and cool things in the early new year including more Youtube videos and a new look to my site that is easier to use and search all the content that I’ve added over the past few years. Thanks and happy holidays!…
I am Too Old to Stay in Hostels
November 6, 2012 by 98 Comments
…just went by word of mouth to do a walk in when you got there or a Google search. You would then have to call or use an individual hostel site if they had one that could handle reservations. That said, I will give you some of my favorite hostels. 1. The Palace Hostel in Brisbane, Australia although I believe it’s now called Base Brisbane 2. Auckland Central Backpackers or the ACB but I believe it’s now called Base Auckland 3. Ashanti Backpackers…
