Getting a visa in your passport is fun and exciting because it looks cool in your passport and it means you’re going someplace far away. It is also expensive and can be a real tedious process. Visas are however, a necessary evil in order to get into many countries around the world and shine as […]
The Seven Summits
December 3, 2007 by 4 Comments
I get asked a lot about the seven summits and whether I will attempt to climb them all. The seven summits are the highest peaks on all seven continents and completing them all has been accomplished by just a select few hundred people. The seven summits are: Mt. Kilimanjaro (Africa); Mt. Everest (Asia); Mt. Elbrus […]
Travel Partners
November 26, 2007 by 4 Comments
“I have found out that there ain’t no surer way to find out whether you like people or hate them than to travel with them.” – Mark Twain I couldn’t have put it more eloquently than the man who wrote “Tom Sawyer” and “Huckleberry Finn” because if you have traveled with different people, I am […]
Happy Thanksgiving!
November 22, 2007 by 3 Comments
Happy Thanksgiving to everyone and enjoy the great food, family and football today. However, if you’re from England, I understand you won’t be enjoying football anytime soon, at least at next summer’s European Championships…ouch, but Happy Thanksgiving anyway!
I Hate the Airlines
November 12, 2007 by 4 Comments
There is absolutely nothing worse and more frustrating than dealing with the airlines on the phone or in person for that matter. I just got off the phone with American Airlines who is acting as the lead airline on a split ticket I have with them and US Air to return to New York from […]
People are Strange
November 6, 2007 by 1 Comment
People are strange. You can never really put a finger on people even if you think you can. People have their own reasons for doing things and/or not doing things. Sometimes you understand their reasons and sometimes you don’t. Sometimes they can explain their rationale and sometimes they can’t and most of the time they […]
Race to the Rock
November 5, 2007 by 1 Comment
This morning and afternoon I took part in a public relations event for a new phone from Nokia. The phone is the N95 and the event was arranged as a battle between extreme travelers from all over using the revolutionary GPS system on the new phone to do certain tasks like in the Amazing Race. […]
Issues With The United Nations
November 1, 2007 by 3 Comments
The United Nations (UN) is an international organization whose stated aims are to facilitate cooperation in international law, international security, economic development, social progress and human rights issues. The United Nations was founded in 1945 to replace the League of Nations, in the hope that it would intervene in conflicts between nations and thereby avoid […]
Getting From Gatwick to Heathrow
October 30, 2007 by 1 Comment
What a pain it is getting from Gatwick to Heathrow to get a connection back to the US. I am currently in the American Airlines Lounge at Heathrow after the excruciatingly long and annoying process of getting from one airport to the other.
TCC International Meeting
October 29, 2007 by 1 Comment
Saturday afternoon at the Travellers Club in London, the Travelers Century Club held their second ever International meeting. I was one of the speakers and was incredibly honored to do so. As the youngest delegate at the meeting it was a lot of fun for me and very rewarding. The mix of people from over […]
