Most Surprising Towns & Cities
February 22nd, 2011

Part of the lure of traveling is the unexpected, the unknown factor. That can, of course, come in many forms some of which may not be so pleasant. Often, though, I find this in the form of destinations that take me by surprise – those which you don’t expect to love, or don’t know what [...]

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U.S. Wish List
January 13th, 2011

I’ll admit it. I spend much more time traveling outside of my home country than in it. This is not because I think the United States has fewer destinations worthy of visiting. I guess it’s just that I figure I can do the closer ones “any time”. Still, I am determined to start adding domestic [...]

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New Years Travel Resolutions
December 28th, 2010

We make resolutions for everything else. Why not travel? These are not my particular resolutions but those that I feel we should all take a good look at before traveling in the upcoming year. 10.  I will start taking off my metal items before I get to the metal detectors at the airport so that [...]

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Giving Thanks for Travel
November 24th, 2010

This holiday season, much travel talk revolves around the TSA guidelines, body scanners, extensive pat downs and the like (at least in the U.S.). Even without this, travel around the holidays is usually viewed as a pain, something to “get through”. I don’t blame travelers. I haven’t traveled at the holidays for a while, but [...]

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Sick on Vacation
November 22nd, 2010

Being sick on vacation is terrible regardless of the type of trip you are taking. You’ve saved your money, taken the flight or drive to your destination and are excited to finally enjoy some well deserved time off and your struck down by a cold, virus or whatever it might be. On an active vacation, [...]

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Luxury Vs. Budget for Active Travel
November 15th, 2010

I’ve been blogging frequently about active and adventure travel, and if you read my blog regularly you know I am also a luxury travel specialist. This may seem contradictory, if you think of active travel in the traditional light. Lately, though, there’s been a trend towards combining these two, and it’s a trend that may [...]

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Traveling With Your Senses
October 8th, 2010

I know that my last post indicated that this next post would be about my active challenge. However, I’m still perfecting that, so I thought I’d add this post while I finish up my challenge ideas. This came as pure inspiration from my dog – which I guess is a step up from inspiration from [...]

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Forgotten Natural (and other) Disasters
August 6th, 2010

I don’t usually include event promotions in my blog.  However, this is one that I feel ties in very well with the travel community, and just with global awareness as a whole, so I thought I’d send it out on my blog. So even if you can’t attend, or aren’t in the Philadelphia area, keep [...]

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Would I Do It Again… Part 2
August 4th, 2010

My last post included five experiences I’ve had over years of traveling that exemplify the overall thrills and spills, if you will (no pun on the rhyme) from traveling. Since I titled that post “Part 1”, that means I have to come up with a Part 2, which honestly, was plenty of fun to do! [...]

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Would I do it Again? … Part 1
July 28th, 2010

Over my years of travel, from pseudo backing in Australia & New Zealand to posh hotels in Paris, I’ve had some incredibly intriguing, thought-provoking and just plain fun experiences. While I could easily list 100 reasons to get out there and see the world, I thought sharing some of these might provide a better example [...]

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