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I’ve never loved Priceline commercials. Maybe it’s because William Shatner seems much better suited to battling Gorn on a deserted planet than breaking through walls in a suit that seems a little too tight. Maybe it’s because their name doesn’t really sound “fun”. That whole “negotiator” theme seems designed to make you...
For years Ireland has held a magical and mystical image to a lot of Americans. What do you think of when you hear about Ireland? Let’s chauns, green beer, St. Patrick, rainbows and Game of Thrones. If you ask me, all that sounds pretty mystical. September to March is a great time to go visit the Isle of green. Why? Because the crowds disappear and the prices plunge...
Guess who has the highest car crash mortality rate in the world? That’s right. The country I’ve been driving in; Namibia. After a long day on a DIY safari, we left Etosha National Park in northern Namibia and headed towards our campsite near the Angola border. We had an hour drive, so we entertained ourselves by talking about where we were going and the...
I know cartoons aren’t real (except for Scooby Doo of course) so my expectations for Madagascar didn’t really include singing lemurs and wise-cracking penguins, but I did imagine that it was quite different than it really is. It’s very difficult to get the real scoop on this country since Google maps will NOT give you driving directions and you...
A great man once said “Chocolate doesn’t ask silly questions, chocolate understands”. Actually it might as well have been a woman for all we know since it’s one of those quotes that nobody has ever claimed. Ask most people how they feel about chocolate and you can almost watch the wave of euphoria creep across their face...
(Reprinted from Houstonia magazine August 2015-) I AM 16. My mother has decided to take her three kids on a road trip to Utah, sans Dad, to visit some friends south of Provo. It is the 1970s, somehow we all fit in a VW Beetle, and miraculously the tiny car makes it through the Montana mountains, Idaho, Mount Rushmore and Yellowstone National Park, which is...
Imagine a place where most people don’t use the Internet; A country where ATMs don’t accept your credit cards; A destination where everyone uses money that’s different than the money you’re using. Welcome to Cuba! At this moment, I’m relaxing after a long day of walking around Havana and it’s amazing and frustrating, beautiful and not-so-beautiful all at the same...
There’s been something weird going on with Cuba and the US for a long long time. Cuba and the US have never had a war to speak of, but for over 50 years we’ve been imposing economic sanctions and not allowing any citizens to visit. You could actually end up in jail for visiting the country or even trying to bring in a Cuban cigar through customs (no...
I’m sitting in a beautiful hotel room at a ski resort as I write this. It is the best hotel in town and has a cigar bar, billiards room, Turkish bath, amazing views and is right next to the ski lifts.The breakfast buffet is delicious, infinite and included with the room. It’s the most expensive hotel anywhere around at $100/night. I’d pay five times...