My 10 Favorite Beaches in the World

Red Sand Beach on Maui, Hawaii

I love beaches—what’s not to love, after all? There’s sand (or rocks), blue skies, and the sound of lapping water. What’s not in the picture for me though, are overcrowded—those places with a Hard Rock Cafe across the street and heaving thongs of half-naked beachgoers piled onto the sand. Those beaches may be beautiful, but …

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My 10 Favorite Travel Experiences

This was a very hard list to assemble. I’ll be honest, if I wrote this list on a different day, I might come up with a different order or maybe different experiences altogether. Identifying just ten experiences from the hundreds of countries I’ve visited is nearly impossible. This was harder than picking my favorite cuisines, …

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My 10 Favorite Drives

This the eigth installment in a series for my 4th Travelversay Celebration. This was another fun list to write. Unfortunately, I have only driven extensively in a few countries: USA, Canada, Australia and New Zealand. My list is, therefore, limited to the places I have driven. That being said, I have done a LOT of …

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This Week In Travel – Episode 78

This week’s guest is Pam Mandel of Nerd’s Eye View. Subscribe on Apple Podcasts This Week’s News Kevin Smith and Others Shamed into Losing Weight by an Airline Divorce-cations? Split couples travel together for the kids Girls allowed: hotel offers man-ban floor AA: Lighter beverage carts will save $5 million in fuel costs Royal Caribbean …

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My 10 Favorite Buildings and Structures

This the seventh installment in a series for my 4th Travelversay Celebration. This is by far the most fun I had putting a list together. Buildings are something I never really explicitly thought about before I set out to make the list. I have a love for big and tall things, so you will see …

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My 10 Favorite Cuisines in the World

Chilis feature prominently in the best cuisines in the world

Any list of the best things in the world is going to be inherently subjective, whether that’s beaches, cities, museums, or more. But after traveling nearly nonstop from well over a decade, I’ve seen a lot and tasted even more! But perhaps what makes my list of the best cuisine in the world more interesting …

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My 10 Favorite Nature Sites

This the fifth installment in a series for my 4th Travelversay Celebration. In many ways, this list was easier than creating a list of historic places. Natural sites and national parks tend to be much larger and you have to get out of the city to experience them. Most of the sites on this list …

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My 10 Favorite Historical Sites

This the fourth installment in a series for my 4th Travelversay Celebration. This was an extremely difficult list to compile. How do you evaluate how historic something is? Where do you put the boundries around it. Most European and Asian capitals have a very deep history, so trying to pick and choose was hard. The …

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My 10 Favorite SCUBA Sites

This the third installment in a series for my 4th Travelversay Celebration. Of all the lists in this series, this is the one that I might be the least confident about. I’ve done a fair amount of diving (about 100 dives) but I am a far cry from some of the real professionals out there. …

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