I just got back from my first visit to Angkor Wat. Wow. Traveling as long as I have, I think i tend to get jaded having seen so many things. I really wasn’t too sure what to expect at Angkor, but whatever my expectations were, they were exceeded. Angkor is a really special place. What …
This post is going to divide people who read it into two groups: one will roll their eyes and say OMG, and the other group will laugh out loud and say OMG! The first group will have no clue what the hell I’m talking about, and the second group will know exactly what I’m talking …
This was written in The Bahamas at 24 35.9107′ N, 76 02.5875′ W The first day aboard my first cruise has come and gone. Somethings surprised me and some totally met my expectations. The moment people get on board the ship they enter into vacation mode. Just walking around after I put my bags away, …
We finally got to visit a real port of call, Grand Cayman Island. Given the problems with the weather, there were five boats in the port at Grand Cayman. Three Carnival ships, the Crown Princess and a Celebrity ship. My shore excursion was SCUBA diving, which is something I haven’t done since I dove the …
My original plan for Roatan was to go diving, but after Grand Cayman I didn’t really feel like diving anymore. Moreover it was raining hard and despite the fact you are going underwater, diving in the rain really isn’t that fun. It makes visibility poor and you can never dry off once you get on …
I got up Easter morning to the sound of bagpipes (yes bagpipes) and headed off to the Church of the Holy Seplechure. While it is Easter for Western Christians, it is Palm Sunday for the Orthodox Churches, and it is the anniversary of the fight fight breaking out between the Greeks and Armenians last year. …
This week Jen Leo, Chris Christensen, and I are joined by this week’s guest Spud Hilton., former Travel editor of the San Francisco Chronicle. We have a discussion of what happened in travel in 2018 and what we think might happen in 2019. We also talk about the travel newspaper section as we have talked …
This week I am joined by Jen Leo are joined by our guest author Francis Tapon from francistapon.com, and host of the WanderLearn Podcast. Subscribe on Apple Podcasts This Week’s News: The Points Guy Awards Picks of the week: Gary – Extremadura Region of Spain Jen – Wandervan. Off-Grid Adventure Vans. Francis – Sudan. Cryptocurrency.