One of my valued partners is Allianz Global Assistance and I have written about them several times including Why You Need Travel Insurance and What’s in My Travel Insurance Policy. Our partnership continues and I wanted to give you 20 reasons why you should have travel insurance whether it be from Allianz or another provider. […]
Flam is More Than a Railway
July 27, 2015 by 2 Comments
If you’ve heard of or been to Flam, Norway then it’s probably because of the railway or as part of the well-trodden Norway in a Nutshell tour that is so popular out of Bergen. I had previously done that tour twice and hence did the Flam Railway twice as well without ever taking the time […]
Bergen, Norway is Simply a Nice Place
July 24, 2015 by 14 Comments
Bergen, Norway is the gateway to the fjords and probably the most beautiful city in Norway. It rains some 250 days a year and is very expensive. The people are nice, the food is good and there’s a lot to see and do. There’s nothing stressful or outlandish about Bergen itself at all. So after […]
TripIt Commercial: Full Length Version
July 23, 2015 by Leave a Comment
Back in April, when I was doing a road trip, I started out by filming outtakes for what I consider the best travel app, TripIt Pro. We filmed in their headquarters in San Francisco with a really cool set up in a great building and a great crew. I have had a long standing working […]
A Unique 4 Days in Edinburgh, Scotland
July 20, 2015 by 9 Comments
I just had a unique 4 days in Edinburgh, Scotland. After flying in from Lisbon, Portugal with my best friend for a few days of touring around Edinburgh itself, I boarded the Azamara Quest in Leith. I then went to the 3rd round of the Open Championship at St. Andrews and went to my favorite […]
5 Awesome Things To Do in Lisbon, Portugal
July 17, 2015 by 24 Comments
I wanted to come back to Lisbon, Portugal for the 4th time because it was the major European capital I’d spent the least amount of time and was relatively unfamiliar-at least to my standards. I wanted to get to know the city and the surrounding areas on my weeklong Portuguese trip that included 3 days […]
I Was Underwhelmed With Porto
July 16, 2015 by 13 Comments
Porto, Portugal has long been on my list of places I wanted to go to. To be honest, it’s the only somewhat major city in Europe that I hadn’t been to before. Plus I love port and have heard nothing but good things about the little city with a major European soccer team to its […]
The Global Travel Conspiracy Podcast
July 10, 2015 by Leave a Comment
I recently did the second ever Global Travel Conspiracy Podcast with my buddy Gary Arndt. It is a new podcast with a guy who does a lot of podcasts including This Week in Travel for the past several years. I’ve been guest on that a few times as well. In the Global Travel Conspiracy Podcast […]
FOX News Segment Talking the United Computer Glitch
July 9, 2015 by Leave a Comment
Here’s me latst FOX News segment with Neil Cavuto talking about the United computer glitch that grounded UNited flights for several hours yesterday. It was the latest in a series of technological issues that United has had over the past few years and second in a month or so. Was the United computer glitch part […]
Millennials Driving the Vacation Confidence Index
July 8, 2015 by 4 Comments
According to the sixth annual Allianz Travel Insurance Vacation Confidence Index released recently by Allianz Global Assistance USA, more Americans will travel, but spend less, on summer vacations in 2015 as millennials plan to save money on travel. Millennials are the fastest growing demographic in travel and really every other vertical in the world. Millennials […]
