I try to visit National Parks during any trip, and my trip to Ontario was no exception. After checking a map, I found that except for Rouge National Urban Park, Thousand Islands was really the only park I was passing near. So I took the bus to Kingston from Toronto, rented a car, and checked …
Two months ago I was miserable. I had spent almost 8 weeks traveling through Europe during an abnormally cold spring. Not only was it cold, but I wasn’t really prepared for the weather. I had to shovel my rental car out of snowdrifts in Germany (without a shovel) and I got another rental car stuck …
Regular hosts Jen Leo and Chris Christensen are joined by this week’s guest Sean Keener from BootsNAll. Subscribe on Apple Podcasts
Hello from the island of St. Thomas in the US Virgin Islands where I’m one week into my Caribbean island hopping adventure! I have been excited about this trip for quite some time. I’ve always had a fascination with small countries and islands. When I began my travels in 2007 I started in the Pacific …
This week Chris Christensen and I are joined by this week’s guest, Laura Bly former travel reporter for USA Today and now from BlyOnTheFly.com Subscribe on Apple Podcasts This Week’s News: 53% of travellers say they will not book a hotel that lacks TripAdvisor reviews Netherlands Coffee Shop Ban: Dutch Cafe Owners On Trial For …
This special episode of This Week in Travel was the closing keynote for the TBEX North America conference in Toronto Ontario. I joined my co-hosts Jen Leo and Chris Christensen along with our guest Spud Hilton, travel editor of the San Francisco Chronicle Subscribe on Apple Podcasts
My recent interview with Paul Lasley on the American Forces Radio Network. This week we talk about my recent trips to Jordan, Italy and Toronto for the annual TBEX conference.
The biggest ball of twine in Minnesota is in Darwin, about an hour and a half west of Minneapolis. Really. The ball is inside a plexiglass pagoda to protect it from the weather and the visitors. I have always wondered what it smelled like. I hate to think I may never know. The allure of …
Last month I spent 2 hours exploring the Emperor Hadrian’s villa in Tivoli, Italy. It marked my 250th visit to a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Here is a collection of thoughts and facts about world heritage sites that I’ve collected over the last 6 years: 1) As of the time of writing, there are 962 …