Airlines, points, miles, status, silver, gold, platinum, elite; whatever! These are the buzzwords that have long defined airline elite status. Passengers would go to extraordinary lengths to get miles and points. People would buy long, cheap turnaround flights just to get the miles to qualify or re-qualify for their elite status. Why? So they could […]
5 Awesome Things to do in Perth, Australia
February 6, 2014 by 15 Comments
Perth is the most isolated major city in the world. It is literally about as far away from New York City as you can possibly get on the planet and it is a great place. Perth has a totally different feel than cosmopolitan Sydney or multicultural Melbourne. It is a quirky town that has morphed […]
5 Awesome Things to do in Melbourne, Australia
January 30, 2014 by 25 Comments
Melbourne is one of the coolest cities I have been to in a while and is very different than I remembered it. I have been to Australia 10 times but this was only my second trip to Melbourne and first since 2003. Melbourne is vibrant, buzzing, sporting, secretive, hidden, bohemian, beautiful and there are a […]
Kensington Tours Travel Trends for 2014
January 14, 2014 by 15 Comments
As we kick off 2014 and I am off on some new adventures tomorrow, I just saw a cool press release from Kensington Tours. It talks about travel trends for 2014 and what they expect to be hot in the coming year. I looked it over and can’t help but agree for the most part […]
How Many Countries Are There?
December 30, 2013 by 35 Comments
How many countries are there in the world? This is the question of questions when it comes to travel from novice vacationers to elite country counters and explorers. So how many countries are there? Well, there is no exact answer and the best answer is it depends on who you ask. As you guessed it, […]
My Latest Cavuto Appearance on FOX News
December 28, 2013 by 1 Comment
Here is my latest appearance on Your World with Neil Cavuto on FOX News Channel. The guest host is Eric Bolling and the topic is airlines, their shrinking seats, ploys to squeeze every last dollar out of people and overweight passengers. I was live in studio and had a great time as always although I […]
My Favorite Travel Photos of 2013
December 26, 2013 by 16 Comments
Choosing my favorite travel photos of 2013 is a very difficult task. As you saw in my year in travel 2013 piece, I have done a lot of great trips this year and have a ton of great photos. But here are my favorite travel photos of 2013 from all 7 continents in no particular […]
My Year in Travel 2013
December 23, 2013 by 22 Comments
2013 was a heck of a year in travel for me. For the first time in my life I visited all seven continents in a calendar year. Additionally, I took some of the best and coolest trips I’ve ever been on. I flew a lot of miles and traveled a lot of days. I also […]
Good Day New York Interview Video
December 20, 2013 by 4 Comments
Good Day New York is one of the most popular morning shows in New York City on FOX 5. I was a guest this morning with hosts Rosanna Scotto and Greg Kelly. It was such a pleasure to do the segment in my home town with such cool people. I had a blast and I […]
Take the SPG Holiday Challenge!
December 19, 2013 by 11 Comments
The biggest complaint most people, including myself, have about loyalty programs is the inability to use or redeem the points for free stays/flights/travel when you actually want to use them. I have been saying for years that the best loyalty program in travel is the Starwood Preferred Guest (SPG) program. The main reason is there […]
