Start Spreading The News, I’m Leaving Today

Well, my week in New York is wrapping up. What began as an audible* I had to call from Puerto Rico turned out all right in the end. Here are some of the highlights of my week in New York: Staying At The Jane Hotel It took me a while to find a place to …

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This Week in Travel – Episode 74

This week’s guests are author David Farley and Robert Reid of Lonely Planet. Subscribe on Apple Podcasts This week’s news BBC to buy out Lonely Planet Color-coded threat system to be replaced in April Delta Offers Owner of Dead Kitten $50 Egyptian Baby Girl Named ‘Facebook’ After Revolution Nile cruises to resume

This Week In Travel – Episode 73

This week’s guests are Sheila Scarborough and Jessica Spiegel. Subscribe on Apple Podcasts This week’s news: Top 10 most-ordered hotel movies in 2010 Hottest Flight Attendants: Virgin Atlantic Tops In Survey 77-Year-Old Woman Dies After Riding Disney Carousel Travel: ‘Sesame Street’ creates new museum near D.C. Travel Blog: The Game Sarkozy Asks Ministers To Take …

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February 2011: Questions & Answers

Kara Williams tweets: Do you get lonely traveling by yourself? I’ve always been the type of person who has done stuff by myself. Some people are terrified at the idea of going out to eat or seeing a movie alone. I have always done this, so traveling solo was never that big of a deal …

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Riding the World’s Highest Zipline in Puerto Rico

The Beast zipline in Puerto Rico

The idea of ziplining high over the landscape has always appealed, but even though I’ve traveled for years now to dozens and dozens of countries, ziplining in Puerto Rico was an entirely new experience for me. When the Puerto Rico Tourism Corporation invited me to the Toro Verde Nature Adventure Park, I couldn’t say no. …

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Seeking Your Help and Advice: NYC Edition

One of the hazards with all the running around I do is that occasionally things don’t go as planned. Flights get canceled, dates get changed, etc. You get the idea. I was supposed to be traveling to Spain at the end of February, but the event I was going to be speaking at has been …

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8 Interesting Facts About Puerto Rico

The Raíces Fountain in Old San Juan, Puerto Rico

Located just off the coast of the U.S., Puerto Rico is more than just another territory of the United States—there’s a lot of interesting things about this island nation that most people might not know. On one of my trips to Puerto Rico I visited as a guest of the island’s tourism board. I spent …

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Traveling Eastern Canada by Train

Parliament Hill on a train trip around Eastern Canada

Over my more than decade of travel, Canada has featured prominently in my list of places I’ve returned to over and over again. I’ve extensively road tripped across Canada’s most incredible national parks, deeply explored the country’s UNESCO World Heritage Sites, and even visited regions of the country that few people have ever seen due …

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This Week In Travel – Episode 72

This week’s guest is Mike Barrish from Gadling.com. Subscribe on Apple Podcasts This Week’s News Discussion on Egypt Airlines offer free in-flight Facebook Rudest city in the USA? Hint: It’s not what you’re probably thinking Nazis’ Ukraine HQ to become a museum; Hitler tour in Germany draws criticism Antarctica Cruise Ship Runs Aground Man sues …

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