I have been all over the world, but I have never been to South Carolina. That sounds like a good start for a song (now that I think about it), but I just got back from Bluffton, SC where I spent 3 fantastic days learning about the area, oysters and local history. Never heard of Bluffton? You will.Beaufort County is one of the fastest growing communities...
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After the September 11 attacks, airline travel was forever changed by new regulations and tightened security. To make things worse, in 2001 Richard Reid unsuccessfully tried to light a bomb hidden in his shoe on an American Airlines flight. The incident spurred a new rule requiring passengers to remove and screen their footwear. Then, in 2006, a plot was uncovered in...
What if I told you that you could fly to Asia for $402? Yes, that’s right. Round trip flights from LAX to Kuala Lumpur allow a free stop in China and can cost less than flying to New York. Once you’re there, you can use a cheap local carrier to visit Asian destinations for next to nothing. Now don’t get me wrong. If you were to call a travel agent or try to...
I visit cemeteries. Not so much because I have a fascination with them or dead people. I have just found it extremely interesting to visit a city and see if there’s anyone notable buried there that I may have heard of. Then I go visit them: rock stars, movie stars, famous magicians, or even presidents have ended up on my list. I don’t know if I like the...
San Antonio is having a birthday. A big one! The city might seem timeless, but it’s turning 300 years old. While we’re celebrating it’s tricentennial with margaritas and tres leches on the Riverwalk, here’s a few facts you probably don’t know about the Mission City: The Only UNESCO World Heritage Site in Texas is in….(drum...
“A goal not written is only a wish” Anonymous A fellow traveler and I were discussing upcoming trips and she proudly announced that she was going to be a passenger in a hot air balloon at the Albuquerque balloon festival. I had been there 2 years before and and it was amazing. We started comparing must-see lists and then she pulled out what looked...
You can’t go wrong with Italy. It is one of the most exciting destinations in the world. The Italians exude so much history, style, art and great food, they even make the French jealous..If you’ve been once, you’ve no doubt crossed the Venice, Rome and Florence triangle off your list. Repeat visitors usually knock out the Amalfi coast, Capri, Pompeii and/or Sicily...
I had just checked into the Grande Colonial La Jolla and everything seemed as normal as it could be. As I turned toward the elevator, the man at the desk stopped me. “You don’t want to forget this” he’s said as he passed a small attaché case across the counter. “it’s your ghost hunter kit. It comes with the ‘special rooms’.” I’d played a ghost hunter in a small...
I’m sure we’ve all been in a similar situation. You’re in the country of Belarus, hanging out with the daughter (you’ve never met) of a former girlfriend, who lives in Dubai, when you get invited by the daughter’s high school friend to visit his parents and try their Russian sauna. Sound familiar? Like I said, pretty normal stuff if you’re a globetrotter used to...