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July 2, 2016April 24, 2020 By Ramblin' Randy

Neato Quito

She’s Got That Vibe Ever since I started traveling frequently, I’ve noticed one thing: I’m usually able to get a “vibe” about a new place from very the instant that arrive: within the hour, sometimes even after the first few minutes after stepping off the plane. Good or bad, or sometimes in-between, it doesn’t take my brain long…

July 2, 2016March 14, 2020 By Ramblin' Randy

Taiwan

Taiwan Take One The details are sketchy. I took this trip before I was a serious blogger, so today, as I write this–four years after the trip–I have only a handful of photos and some scattered memories to share with you. Most of the other articles on this website include well chronicled tales with hour-by-hour…

June 28, 2016January 6, 2021 By Ramblin' Randy

“More Balls Than Brains”
The 50 Most Dangerous Cities in the World, and Apparently I’ve Visited Many of Them

My uncle summed it up best when he told me that “I have more balls than brains.” That was his message to me on facebook when he discovered I went to North Korea. I can’t argue with him. He’s probably right. And now, I’m sitting here shaking my head at my decision to travel to the world’s…

June 19, 2016February 26, 2024 By Ramblin' Randy

BEST HAMBURGER (WITH UPDATE, TIE)

THEE best two burgers on the planet…And you’ll probably never get to try the second one! *** THIS ARTICLE ORIGINALLY PUBLISHED IN 2016…SEE 2023 UPDATE BELOW *** This is another hands-down number one award winner, with no one else even coming close. The Juicy Lucy from 5-8 Club is a Minneapolis legend: an ubër-flavorful hamburger with…

June 19, 2016February 21, 2024 By Ramblin' Randy

BEST SUSHI

Sometimes the best “anything” comes by surprise–and that’s always such a delight. How many times are we recommended something–being told, “You have to have it, it’s the best”–only to be disappointed when we finally do try it? High expectations will do that to you. But then, once in a great while, you stumble upon the…

June 12, 2016January 11, 2023 By Ramblin' Randy

North Korea

Editor’s note/foreword: I am an avid world traveler with the aggressive goal of seeing all 196 nations on this earth. This article is about my particular trip to North Korea and what I witnessed while I was there. It is not about my political beliefs on the country, my country, nor a historical documentary. It…

May 29, 2016April 17, 2020 By Ramblin' Randy

China

Long Time Listener, First Time Caller It was the moment I’d dreamed about and plotted for almost twenty years. I was in my early twenties when I came up with the plan: I figure I’d never be able to afford a first class ticket to Asia, so I’d sign up for one of those air-mile…

May 25, 2016April 19, 2025 By Ramblin' Randy

Ramblin’ on the Radio(s)

Besides travel, my other love is radio. I started in the business at 15 years old, and had my first real radio show when I was just 16. By the time I was a senior in high school, I was the full-time night DJ at the local radio station. I went on to become a…