Should foreigners pay more? That was the question back at the beginning of summer when a heated discussion ensued among travel bloggers on Facebook. At the center of the debate was the tendency of some world governments to charge foreign…
Being able to ski or snowboard every single month of the year is an accomplishment seen to be achievable only by the very wealthy or the very dedicated. Chasing the fluffy white stuff around the globe in an inexplicable attempt…
There are lots of things you need to consider when planning on going on a holiday. You need to consider when especially with cruises and some destinations are limited by their extreme weather. The following article lists the best destinations…
I never thought about ENGLISH as the language of love. The language of business...a fabulously literary language...a very flexible and easily accessible language to be sure, but LOVE? I remember one time spending hours and hours talking with a Swiss…
In many countries and continents, their rivers are the life-givers that have seen villages, temples, traditions and even religions built up from their shores. A river is often ground-zero for the history and culture of a nation. For many travellers…
The best way to see the major theme parks in Florida is on VIP tours where you’re ushered behind-the-scenes and given exclusive access to rides, shows and events. Advanced reservations are required and regular admission to the theme park is…
There is a memory of the Bounty’s William Bligh in the form of a tree in the Jamaican mountains outside of Kingston. It should be obvious by now that I have a thing for historic travelers. I’m not sure how…
The 2013 Travel Blogging Calendar for Charity is your chance to support some great non-profit organizations and have a little fun doing it - and its just $25! And it IS lot of fun. Herein lie 23 of the hottest male and…
On a chilly afternoon in early April 1799, a group of large horse drawn sledges appeared on the ice off the coast of Oulu in Finland. They had come all the way from Sweden and the horses were tired. Clouds…
Even after Maani died she travelled with Pietro for five years until he could get her back to Italy. Quickly, the group of women attending the body removed her viscera and filled her innards with camphor oil. Next they delivered…
Yup. I turn a ripe 42 years old today. On a more important note, Around the World in Eighty Years turns two-years old! I posted a shot of myself last year on my birthday. So, here is a brand new one…
