Here are your travel contests for this week. You can win trips to Peru; Thailand; San Francisco, California to see the new Star Wars film; New Orleans, Louisiana; Jackson Hole, Wyoming; the Galapagos Islands; Fiji; and more. Good luck & be sure to subscribe to the weekly newsletter so you don’t miss any contests and please share […]
From November 27th to January 14th, the sun never rises in Tromsø, Norway. During the shortest days, there is only a little bit of light in the sky during the day, putting the city a brief twilight in between long periods of darkness. However, this time of year is actually still busy in Tromsø. Unlike the […]
Interstate 80 is one of the great road trip highways in the United States. Stretching from San Francisco to just outside of New York City, it was one of the original routes of the Interstate Highway System. Prior to that, it was roughly the route the original Lincoln Highway. As such, it plays an important role in […]
Tom Hanks hosted Saturday Night Live last night, and as usual, he did a great job with the show. With Sully having recently been released, it was natural that SNL would have Hanks play airline pilot Sully Sullenberger in a sketch. The SNL sketch also featured Alec Baldwin, who has been killing it as Donald Trump […]
As I’ve mentioned previously, one of my reasons for going to New Zealand was to experience some of the places where the Lord of the Rings movies were filmed firsthand. I took a Lord of the Rings tour when I was in Queenstown. Wellington is home of Weta Workshop & Weta Digital, which have produced […]
One of the main reasons why I have always wanted to go to New Zealand is the scenery, and it’s this scenery that also led to one of my other reasons for wanting to go to New Zealand: The Lord of the Rings trilogy was filmed here. I usually opt to explore on my own […]
Southern Utah is home to some of the most beautiful landscapes in the world. At the heart of the region are Capitol Reef National Park and Canyonlands National Park, but the entire area is heaven for those who love the outdoors. Here are just some of the many great places you can experience in Wayne County, […]
Here are your travel contests for this week. You can win trips to Cartagena, Colombia; Italy; Charleston, South Carolina; the National Geographic Journeys trip of your choice; a James Bond trip to Miami, Florida; and more. Good luck! Win a trip to Cartagena, Colombia 3 nights at The Sofitel Legend in Cartagena $1,000 Retromarine swimwear […]
I visited Estonia after having come from Latvia. As I wrote about that part of my trip, the Soviet era was rough for the Baltic states. One gruesome reminder of the Soviet occupation of Estonia is Patarei Prison. Built originally as a sea fortress during the 1800s, Patarei eventually was used as a massive prison by the […]
If you watched tonight’s Super Bowl 50 and the pregame show, you probably noticed an interesting set of ads from Turkish Airlines. The ads were done in conjunction with the upcoming movie “Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice”. In the ads, both Gotham City & Metropolis are highlighted as destinations that Turkish Airlines flies to. […]
The Chinese New Year is a popular time to travel home to visit family. Described as the largest annual human migration on Earth, it’s a period of massive traffic jams as everyone tries to get somewhere all at once, making over 2.9 billion journeys in all. The delays aren’t just on roads, which is what […]
After visiting the Amex Centurion Lounge at SFO, I headed back over to Terminal 2 for my flight to New York. I had booked my ticket with American Airlines AAdvantage miles, so I was flying in first class on this part of my journey. American Airlines flies three-class Airbus A321Ts from San Francisco to JFK. […]
Actress Jennifer Lawrence is in the middle of a worldwide tour promoting the final “Hunger Games” movie. As pampered as we may think Hollywood people are, it’s seriously exhausting work, between travel, time changes, and constant interviews where you’re asked the same questions over-and-over. Jennifer Lawrence visited Conan and talked about how she managed to dislocate her […]
Here are your travel contests for this week. You can win trips to Super Bowl 50 in the San Francisco Bay Area, the Pro Bowl in Hawaii; Costa Rica; California Wine Country; Curacao; Los Angeles, California for the world premiere of Star Wars: The Force Awakens; New York City; Telluride, Colorado; Walt Disney World in […]
If you’re like me, every now and then you’ll take off on a trip, only to realize you forgot to bring your headphones or earbuds. If you’re also like me, you’ve likely received a new pair of earbuds with every cell phone you’ve ever bought and you’ve acquired even more of them from airplane flights where […]
