Help me plan my trip to Spain

I’m going to be in Spain for about 2-3 weeks at the end of April and the beginning of May. Spain is one of those countries that is packed full of things to see. It has the second largest number of UNESCO World Heritage Sites after Italy at 41. I’ve never been to Spain before …

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My Day as a Photojournalist

Over the last three years I’ve taken somewhere around 60,000 photos. I’ve taken photos from the air, from the inside of caves, in deserts, in jungles, on islands and on mountains. I even spent one memorable day on the Great Barrier Reef as an underwater photographer. Until last week, however, I had never found myself …

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Commentary: Put Down the Guidebook, Pick Up the History Book

As I have previously written, I’m not a big fan of travel guidebooks. That does not, however, mean I am not a fan of books. I am a voracious reader and during my almost three years on the road I have consumed so many books that carrying them around became a serious issue for me …

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This Week In Travel – Episode 31

This week’s guest is fellow Wisconsinite Cory Taratuta of the Irish Fireside Podcast who joins us for our special St. Patrick’s Day podcast. Subscribe on Apple Podcasts

Commentary: The More I Travel, The Dumber I Get

The first question you are probably asking yourself is “what is a video of Donald Rumsfeld doing at the top of this blog post?” Go ahead and click on it and watch the video. It is only 21 seconds. I’ve seen a lot of people make fun of Rumsfeld for this quote, and honestly, I …

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This Week In Travel – Episode 30

This week’s guest is Grant Martin, editor of Gadling.com. I’ll also admit that this is one of our worst episodes, due in no small part to my poor internet connection. Subscribe on Apple Podcasts

Thailand Redshirt Protests – Day 1

This is just a quick update, because I don’t have time to do a full write up. Yesterday I attended the political protests in Bangkok. I spent several hours walking around the protesters with my camera. Everything was peaceful. Not only was it not an angry mob, it had the atmosphere of a festival more …

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Happy Travelversary: 3 years on the road

Read my thoughts from a year ago on my 2 year travelversay. On March 13, 2007 I sat in the offices of Edina Realty near my home in Minnesota and signed the documents which transferred ownership of my house to the family which purchased it. I handed them the keys and from that moment, I …

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