Bill Wiatrak is a travel author, entertainer and video producer of travel content. He is visiting every country in the world.
A Quick Stopover in Northwest Africa Moroccan food is one of my all-time favorites on this planet, so when I saw a flight pop up for $24 from Lisbon (Lisbon is my European hub for a current trip I’m doing to São Tomé), I booked it. There’s lots of low fares in Europe and nothing is really that far away. A Fruit Stall in the Medina Photo: Bill Wiatrak I’ve been...
OR…..Just get married in Paris. What do Salvador Dali, Vincent Van Gogh, Gustav Eiffel, Toulouse-Latrec and Matt Groening t have in common? They’re all contributors to Houston’s newest and most unique airbnb and event venue. Welcome to a little slice of Paris in H-town, Le Chat Noir. Watch TV in The Simpson’s Living Room- Photo: Bill Wiatrak Art: Natalia...
I didn’t always love tequila. Like many before me, I’ve knocked back countless shots of the cheapest well brands with enough limes to ensure I’d never get scurvy. Because of that, for years my perception of tequila was linked to hangovers and bad decisions. A few years ago I was traveling in Mexico when I stumbled across a local cooking up a batch of...
Iceland might seem like an exotic faraway destination to many of us, but it’s actually closer to Boston than Las Vegas. Plus, if you’re planning a trip to Europe, you can usually get a free stopover to this Nordic country. Whether you’re staying for a day or a week, Iceland is full of fun things to see and do. Iceland can be an expensive stop however, with food...
The French Alps rise in the distance over the placid azure blue lake. Grapes hang lazily in the sunlight on vines in manicured rows that zigzag from the stone cottages to the shore. Every photo looks like a postcard. You can’t take a bad one. Generations .of rockstars and jazz artists have come here to record, relax and live in one of the most beautiful...
I arrived in Reno after two broiling days in Las Vegas and couldn’t help but notice the temperature had dropped 20 degrees from the 115 I’d endured on the strip. Vegas is miserable in the summer. Reno isn’t. If you’re traveling in Nevada you can’t help but compare the two. I’ve been to Vegas so many times, it was a thrill to try someplace different, but with all the...
Meow Wolf Might Be The Coolest Museum in the Universe It looks like a grocery store at first glance. There’s poster sized ads for the latest products and customers are wandering around with shopping baskets. The employees are wearing their Omega Mart shirts as they restock the merchandise, but something just doesn’t feel right. Avocados with Zippers, Meow...
Get Petra-fied in Jordan “The Treasury” Photo: Bill Wiatrak It’s one of the most impressive archaeological sites I’ve ever seen. After being featured in “Indiana Jones and The Last Crusade” and then being named one of the seven wonders of the world, the ancient Jordanian city of Petra was catapulted into international fame. Mobs of tourists started...
I felt like I was in a scene from the film “National Treasure”. I was looking for a map, but not one printed on paper. I walked down the narrow street past the souvenir shops and asked a local for directions. He didn’t speak English so I mimed what I was looking for to the best of my ability until he suddenly grinned and pointed down the road. A century...
If I was given a choice of staying at any hotel room in the USA, there’s one that’s always intrigued me: the Rockstar suite at the Hotel ZaZa. Ever since I saw a photo of its cheetah print carpet, zebra chairs and guitars on the wall, I’ve been a fan of the brand and hoped to sneak a peek someday at this iconic room. The Rockstar Suite at The Museum District ZaZa...