I’ve never seen the tulips blooming in Holland. It seems that every time I’ve been in the land of chocolate and cheese I just missed them or I’m about to miss them. April is the month when the country explodes with spring colors and as I was pondering the mysteries of these magical flowers, I thought I’d look into a spring Europe...
The immigration officer looked at me like I was crazy when I told him how long I’d been in Mexico yesterday afternoon. After all it had been less than 48 hours since I had left the US and I was already back with a bottle of Kahlua and a sugar skull ceramic. Nobody really goes to Mexico for two days, do they? Many of my friends rarely leave the country...
I was sitting in a wine bar the first time I ever heard of Geocaching. Two women at the table next to me were discussing their recent trip to New York and I kept hearing “geocaching” in the conversation. At first I thought they might be geologists but they were much to excited to be talking about rocks. My curiosity got the better of me and I finally...
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Peter Frampton is right outside my cabin talking about his music and his son’s up and coming debut. Steppenwolf is setting up on stage on deck for another rocking set. A few members of Marshall Tucker and America are at the bar chatting with fans or trying to be inconspicuous as they drink Bloody Marys incognito with hats and dark sunglasses. Everyone knows who...
Telluride, Colorado was named after a mineral that was never mined there. The small resort town is nestled in a beautiful valley a couple of hours north of Durango and east of Moab, Utah. Butch Cassidy robbed a bank in this town 100 years ago and created a name for himself. Oprah, Jerry Seinfeld and Tom Cruise all bought homes in...
The Vibrant Spanish City There’s a story about one of the Kings of Catalonia who had a lisp so bad that he said “Ibitha” instead of “Ibiza” and “Barthelona” instead of “Barcelona”. To avoid offending him, all the people of the area started pronouncing their words the same way. Although the story is probably...
At the moment, I’m at sea on one of the biggest cruise ships in the world. There’s 4,000 passengers on this behemoth and it’s literally a floating resort. Each time we dock at a port, passengers flock out by the hundreds as cruise employees sort them into groups, load them onto buses and carry them away on various adventures. Later in the day, when the horn blows and...
Before you read this, let me confess. I’ve never eaten at the best restaurant in the world. I’ve had awesome food all over the globe, but I’ve never sat down in the best restaurant in the world or even had a reservation there. Years ago I started thinking about my bucket list and began to wonder if I could eat anywhere, where would it be...