Author - Bill Wiatrak

The Road to Hana- Maui

Maui is beautiful. The Road to Hana is not only the one road that circles the island, but it’s Mauis most famous drive. Some drivers love it and others, not so much. Follow me as I show you the highlights. Special thanks to Lahaina Shores Beach Resort for an amazing stay.

A Day in Lagos ,Nigeria

Nigeria might not be the first place on your list of travel destinations, but there’s great art, warm people and you can still find natural wonders just outside the cities. Follow the Traveling Wizard (Bill Wiatrak) as we explore a few places and sample some Nigerian food.

Foreign Publications And Mentions

I thought it might be useful to keep track of publications I run across that have mentioned my stories, videos or have reposted my content. Here’s some current sources.

Bermuda’s Bernews

Southern Travelers Explore Thomasville Conference

Taos Properties

Arabic Pages

906 Rewards Club

Enjoy Traveling

Belarusfeed

Alchetron

Tony88Blog

Kuwait Local

Recommended Travel Reading

There’s lots of great books out there to motivate you, give you destination ideas and help you travel better. Here’s a handful of recommendations from authors that I’ve read and met. Patricia Schultz is the best selling author of the 1,000 Places to See Before You Die series. She has inspired milions! Nomadic Matt is a New York Times best selling...

Traveling and Pandemics

Today sort of seems like the beginning of the end of the world. With public hysteria, dismal news reports, community events shutting down and shortages of toilet paper(of all things), one might think we’re nearing a zombie apocalypse. I’m not a medical expert but I can’t help but see a familiar pattern that seems to emerge every couple of years...

Thomasville Georgia

A Trip Back in Time When I was invited to speak in Thomasville, Georgia, I’ll admit, I wasn’t sure exactly where it was. I remembered a vague reference from Cars 3 and I thought I’d seen some photos in a Georgia brochure, maybe. The traveler’s conference was going to take place at a historical plantation called South Eden and the weekend...

6 Reasons to Visit Telluride

a taste of paradise in colorado If you haven’t discovered Telluride, it’s probably time you did. Tucked away in a canyon less than 3 hours from Moab and Durango, this gem of a town has world class skiing without the mobs of visitors or ski lines of Aspen or Vail. Surrounded by pristine mountains and waterfalls, Telluride has the distinction of being the locale where...

The Great Bloody Mary Search

TRAVELING THE GLOBE FOR THE PERFECT BLOODY MARY It doesn’t seem that complicated really. You mix in some tomato juice and vodka, a dash of this and that, and stick in a celery stalk; the world’s most iconic hangover drink is socially acceptable to drink in the morning or whenever. But where did it come from? Hemingway.  Hemingway Pouring a Libation Well not...