Growing up outside of New York City and being a frequent visitor as a child, I’ve always known of The Plaza Hotel. Then after seeing Home Alone 2 as a kid, I always knew I wanted to stay there at some point. But having lived in Manhattan for 16 years now, you generally don’t stay […]
Angkor Wat 11 Years Later
November 6, 2015 by 15 Comments
In 2004, I took my second big trip to Southeast Asia; the first had been in 1999. I traveled from Bangkok to Siem Reap by cheap bus. At that time, once you crossed into Cambodia the roads ceased to be paved. The bus broke down several times. We even had to push it out of […]
Things to do in Mandalay, Myanmar
November 4, 2015 by 9 Comments
Travel to Mandalay conjures up romantic images and thoughts of an Asia of a bygone era: an Asia that is unspoiled and untouched. The reality is that Mandalay is the second biggest city in Myanmar after Yangon and a sprawling, dusty city with not a lot of charm on the surface. However, if you look […]
Bagan Travel Tips
October 29, 2015 by 15 Comments
Getting your head around travel to Bagan can be really confusing when planning a trip to Bagan or travel to Myanmar (Burma) in general. So I thought some Bagan travel tips would be in order. Traveling to Bagan is a bit of a pain any way you slice it. So here are some Bagan travel […]
The Essential Nauru Travel Guide
October 23, 2015 by 30 Comments
It’s hard to find a travel guide to Nauru or even find out how to travel to Nauru. In fact, it’s hard to find people who have even heard of Nauru let alone people who have been to Nauru! Wikipedia is probably the best Nauru travel guide but it’s not great. Lonely Planet doesn’t even […]
Back to Beachcomber Island for the Last Time
October 22, 2015 by 11 Comments
Beachcomber Island in Fiji is a very special place for me. It may have the reputation for being the party island of the Pacific and originally that was what brought me there, but it is absolutely gorgeous and has really calmed down in recent years. I just went back to Beachcomber Island after I attended […]
Vanuatu is One of the Best Places in the South Pacific
October 12, 2015 by 20 Comments
My last trip to Vanuatu 5-6 years ago sucked. It was pretty awful to be honest. I was super sick and was barely able to leave my room in Port Vila. So I never really got to see or do anything on the main island of Efate or any of the other islands. Since I […]
A Wedding in Fiji
October 7, 2015 by 8 Comments
I love Fiji. I have been many times ever since my first multi-week trip way back in 2003! Fiji has served both as the actual destination for me several times like when I spent a week in Fiji doing nothing a few years ago and often times as an overnight or two because if you […]
Rugby World Cup Road Trip
October 6, 2015 by 6 Comments
I love sports and I love travel. I’ve always said that sports and travel go together. One of the advantages to traveling as I have over the years is that it has exposed me to other sports and sporting cultures. I can confidently say that I know more about global football, as in soccer, than […]
Win a Game On Go Bag from Allianz Travel Insurance
September 9, 2015 by 24 Comments
Over the last year or so of my partnership with Allianz Travel Insurance, I have told you why you need travel insurance, 20 reasons why you should have travel insurance and I’ve told you what’s in my travel insurance policy. On the heels of the Vacation Confidence Index and ahead of my upcoming trip to […]
