I spent the summer of 1999 living on Margarita Island in the Southern Caribbean. It was one of the best times of my life and I am much better off for my experiences. I learned to speak Spanish fluently, met a lot of great friends and just had a great time on this amazingly diverse […]
Top 5-Travel Related TV Shows
1. Globetrekker 2. Planet Earth 3. Digging for the Truth 4. Worlds Best 5. Passport to Europe/Latin America (I can’t stand the host though)
Brits Are Voted the Worlds Worst Tourists
Britons have been labelled the world’s worst tourists in a survey of tourist boards around the globe. Research by online travel service Expedia suggests Brits abroad are the least well-regarded by foreigners. They are the rudest, meanest, worst-behaved, most linguistically incompetent and least adventurous vacationers, the study published on Friday claims.
Top 5-Best Metro/Subway Systems
1. Moscow 2. Tokyo 3. London 4. Paris 5. New York
Barry Bonds Stands Alone
For me, watching 43 year old Barry Bonds majestically hit his 756th career home run 435 feet and break the most cherished record in sports last night was surreal. It made me remember what I love about sports and especially baseball. It made me forget all this other crap about steroids, HGH and other performance […]
Where am I?
Top 5-Worst Hot Places to Get Stuck
1. Humid, Nasty subway in the Summer (New York City, USA) 2. Humid, polluted traffic in a tuktuk (Bangkok, Thailand) 3. Inside the Pyramids with lots of other people (Cairo, Egypt) 4. Packed, non air conditioned club (Buenos Aires, Argentina) 5. Humid, filthy, packed Carnival street (Salvador de Bahia, Brazil) As you might imagine, I […]
Bonbini! Aruba
Aruba is one of those places that people marvel about. It is a beautiful island that is everything an island is supposed to be. It has something for everyone to do and some of the best beaches you can imagine. I have been there twice and both times left wanting more. Palm Beach is the […]