Seeing Things For Yourself: Another Reason To Travel

A few days ago in the Czech city of Budweis (home of the original Budweiser beer) I was taking photos of the town square when an old man on a bicycle came up to me and started to talk. I said I didn’t speak Czech and he started talking in very good English and asked …

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Easter in Jerusalem

I’m in Vienna today for Easter Sunday. In 2009 I spent Holy Week in Jerusalem. Witnessing Easter, Passover, Palm Sunday and Good Friday in Holy Land was an experience I’ll never forget. Here are some of the image I took during that week. The Good Friday procession down the Via Dolorosa follow the ancient route …

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Dealing With The Unexpected While Traveling

Over the course of the last four years, only a small fraction of the things which happen to me end up on my website. Most either don’t merit a mention or sometimes I forget to write about it. Today something happened that I didn’t think twice about when it occurred. They were simple enough events …

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This Week In Travel – Episode 81

This week’s guest is Jeff Jung of CareerBreakSecrets.com. Subscribe on Apple Podcasts This Week’s News: Delta’s Rodent Problem: Droppings ‘Too Numerous to Count’ Found On Plane TSA Gives Pat Down to 6-Year-Old Girl in New Orleans – AOL Travel News Hong Kong Airlines’ Flight Attendants Take Mandatory Kung Fu Training Air-traffic controller suspended for watching …

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Thoughts on Prague

This leg of the trip I’m on was never intended to be much more than an opportunity to see some of Europe that I hadn’t seen, before I head off on a cruise from Venice. My three days in Prague was nowhere near enough time to really explore the city, especially when you factor in …

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Questions & Answers: April 2011

Time once again to dip into the mailbag and answer questions about all things travel, blogging and Green Bay Packers. Irish Polygot Benny Lewis asks: My question: Does the sense of wonder diminish with time over travelling, or do you still come across places that leave you breathless? No, but things are different now. There …

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This Week In Travel – Episode 80

This week’s guests are Johnny Jet and Spud Hilton, travel editor of the San Francisco Chronicle. Subscribe on Apple Podcasts This week’s news: Expedia to spin off TripAdvisor Elite status: The ultimate frequent flier perk Southwest Air plane hole opens up in mid flight Average age of US airline fleets Older planes safe, but maybe …

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La Fortaleza and San Juan National Historic Site

La Fortaleza and San Juan National Historic Site UNESCO Site

From the World Heritage inscription for the La Fortaleza and San Juan National Historic Site: The main elements of the massive fortification of San Juan are La Fortaleza, the three forts of San Felipe del Morro, San Cristóbal and San Juan de la Cruz (El Cañuelo), and a large portion of the City Wall, built …

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Travel Anxiety: That feeling in your stomach before you travel

I’m leaving for Europe in a few days where I’ll spend the better part of three months visiting a whole lot of places I’ve never been before. Believe it or not, despite four years of traveling and having visited almost 100 countries, I still get a bit of anxiety before I visit someplace new. It …

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