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Destination Asia: Packing Ultra-Light
“You’re an idiot,” was the exact reaction I got from my mom when I told her that I would be packing ultra-light.
Christmas cooking with Raymond Blanc
We Smiths like to rank ourselves rather highly in the cookery stakes.
The Case of the Hairy Satay: Mystery Meat in Malaysia
Before moving on from my coverage of the Perhentian Islands, I need to address one more thing: though there were poisonous spiders and monitor lizards aplenty, the issue of hairy satay was one that rose to prominence as the weeks went by.
Mullinville, Kansas…A Favorite Wrong Turn
Tumbleweeds the size of boulders streak past in all directions causing me to involuntarily close my eyes and make darts to the left or right behind the safety of the windshield.
Beautiful Quebec City, A Winter Wonderland
There is no city more beautiful in the middle of Winter than Quebec City. Dave filmed there a few years ago for the Christmas movie Blizzard with Whoopie Goldberg and Christopher Plumber. If it is a magical enough setting for a Hollywood holiday film, it
‘Round the World Trip: As You Like It
A ’round the world trip in 29 days? Blasphemy, I hear long term travelers shouting from the rooftops after reading Maryann Haggerty’s Washington Post article, Around the World in Four Easy Lessons.
Farewell Jeep, Hello Tundra
When I first started living on the road in April 2006, I traded my beloved Toyota Prius with a friend for her 2002 Jeep Liberty. Her Jeep was the perfect match for the small Tab Trailer that I had set up to be my nomadic home, and no matter how much I wis
Road Trip Wyoming: Dubois…of Petroglyphs & Togwotee Pass
With names like Wind River Gear, Stewarts Trap Line Gallery, Tukadeka Traders, and Whiskey Mountain Tackle you get the idea quickly Dubois is all about the outdoors with its own brand of rough and a unique version of western.
Virgin Atlantic’s Taxi Share Service Is a Decent Start
Virgin Atlantic has teamed up with Taxi2 (and it’s oddly-registered Tongan website taxi.to) to help passengers share cabs to their destination. This to me is a great idea, but they haven’t taken this far enough. Hopefully this is just the first step.
“Royal Caribbean should change its name to Pirates of the Caribbean”
A word of warning to anyone taking a cruse: Don’t trust anyone with your valuables...