Win A $160 Scottevest Transformer Jacket!
As you all know, I’m a big fan of Scottevest. I’ve been wearing their stuff for several years now and they are a sponsor of the website. Over the last decade they have done some of the most innovative stuff with clothing in the entire industry with its gadget storage and integration of wires. Their [...]
Photo Essay – 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 [...]
The Oldest Democratic Body in Europe: The Valencia Water Court
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 [...]
My 5 Year Travelversary – Exploring the Globe For Half A Decade
On March 13, 2007 I sat in a room at a real estate office in Minnesota and signed over the deed to my house. I handed the family that purchased my house the keys, they handed me a check and from that moment I was living out of a bag. That is the day I’ve [...]
