The Magical Mystery Tour

Several months ago I suggested to my assistant Amy that she set up a mystery trip for me. I instructed her to contact a public relations company or tourism board for somewhere in the world and set up a trip where I would have no idea where I was going. So, set up the trip …

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The Top 10 Reasons to Travel Condensed Down Into 1

For a while I’ve wanted to write something explaining why people should travel. Having spent a half a decade exploring the world, more and more I find myself not just traveling for my own benefit but using my platform to encourage others to travel. The problem is, to me the “why” of travel is so …

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This Week In Travel – Episode 110

Guest is Corey Taratuta from the Irish Fireside Podcast. Subscribe on Apple Podcasts This week’s news US tourists get confused by border, says expert BA offers discounts to nervous flyers Ryanair Charges 10 Pounds For Emergency Row Seats, Gets Investigated Jealous woman sent hoax emails claiming ex-boyfriend’s new wife was carrying a bomb on airliner …

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This Week In Travel – Episode 109

This week’s guest is author Francis Tapon. Subscribe on Apple Podcasts This Week’s News Southwest Airlines Pilot’s Birthday Wish Causes Bomb Scare When Passengers Hear ‘Bomb,’ Not ‘Mom’ Southwest Airlines sues to stop website offering check-in service Southwest Airlines sues to stop website offering check-in service Woman detained for painting her nails on Southwest flight …

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13 Photos That Will Make You Visit Hawaii’s Island of Lanai

The island of Lana’i is one of the smallest and least visited of Hawaii’s islands. With only 3,000 permanent residents, it has a very small-town feel and avoids the crowds and tourist trap aspects of places like Waikiki Beach. (Locals call it the Mayberry of the Pacific) It also has some of the most interesting …

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The Valencia Water Court: The Oldest Democratic Body in Europe

If you should happen to be in Valencia, Spain…in the Plaza de la Virgen….on Thursday…at noon, you will have a chance to glimpse the oldest democratic body in the world in operation: the Tribunal de las Aguas (The Water Court). Dating back over 1,000 years to the time of the Moorish conquest, the water court …

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Traveling With Technology Part 1: International Electricity

This is part 1 of what will be a multi-part series on traveling with technology. As a blogger, technology entrepreneur and an extreme world traveler, I probably have as good an idea as anyone on what you need to know if you are going to travel with electronic gadgets. I’ll be posting a new update …

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How Amy Got Her Passport

I have known my assistant Amy for over 10 years. During that entire time, she has never owned a passport. In fact, outside an impromptu road trip she joined me on several years ago to Winnipeg, she had never left the United States. Outside of the slightly awkward fact that the assistant of a world …

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