Do Travel Reward Mean Anything to You?
MikeThe last piece I wrote was about how travel reward programs work, and I hope it was enlightening, even if it was a bit of a downer. I have belonged…
Tasmanian Pocket Penguins
I mentioned in an earlier entry about this entirely true and serious thing with Australian birds called ‘crazy power’, and while I outlined how it factors into the evil Magpie, I have…
4 of the Most Beautiful Waterfalls in the World
If there is one thing we all dream of, it is spending our vacations amid indescribable beauty. No question waterfalls land directly into that category. Lucky for all travel lovers,…
Couch Surfing – Brainwashing or Converting to the Cause?
I think it’s pretty safe to say I have lived a pretty tame life when it comes to experimentation and venturing into the unknown; if something smells fishy, and it’s…
A Little Rain Never Hurt Anyone?
So I have to tell you about one of my nights in Rome that began simply and then went annoyingly. There I was, searching the Vatican for some sort of…
Moving Blows But it Keeps Life Interesting
For the first 18 years of my life, I had moved exactly once – and it was down the hill to a sweet house with a pool. I didn’t have…
Is Starbucks Evil? Cause I Think I’m Okay With That
Remember years ago when Starbucks (and Walmart!) was the ultimate symbol of big business squeezing out the little guy? What’s that you say? It still is? Okay well it doesn’t…
Here Comes a Story ‘About a Hurricane
If you had to rank storms in the public perception of most devastating to least, it would be pretty safe to say tornadoes would come out on top, followed by…