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…
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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…
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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…
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40 Countries in one day! Well, kind of… When a friend of mine told me about a special weekend in DC where a ton of foreign embassies open their doors to the public, I immediately sprang into action to investigate! Turns out, the annual Passport DC was just weeks away. I booked my ticket and…
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I will never forget the morning I had the best breakfast of my life. I knew on the very first bite. It was like French toast mixed with crack and I was the fiend. Between bites I was probably annoying everyone at my table with my explanations of surprise and awe with how amazing this…
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Why I Refuse to Ever Use Travelocity Again…and Why You Should Too I was probably one of Travelocity’s most loyal customers. I’ve been with them since the 90s; since the concept of online travel was new. I’ve booked hundreds, yes hundreds of trips on Travelocity–from flights to hotels to rental cars. Faithfully. Travelocity even sent…
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People often ask me the standard questions about world travel, like “What’s your favorite place you’ve ever visited?” I’ve answered that one a million times. But I really love when someone asks me a really good question…a different question…and I get to tell a story that I haven’t shared much. This week I got one…
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