We had just disembarked at the Las Vegas airport and could already hear the slot machines dinging in the distance. It was our first trip together on a plane and my girlfriend’s first voyage to Sin City. She turned to me and said “I didn’t tell you this earlier, but this is the first time I’ve been on a plane in 20 years.” I was...
Boston is the undisputed hub of American independence. From the Mayflower to the famous tea party, the people of this area created the country we live in today. If you hated history like most people do in high school, you might be wondering if you should read any further. Yes, you should! Like Bill and Ted’s Excellent Adventure proves, going to places...
Madeira When one thinks of European islands, it’s usually those famous ones floating in the Mediterranean like Sicily, Malta or maybe Ibiza. Ask someone to name a European island in the Atlantic and many Americans will be hard pressed to think of any. A recent trip took me to the Canary Islands and Madeira and I was amazed at everything about these little...
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...
Madagascar is a frustrating place if you’re used to things working and planes being on time. It’s only domestic airline carrier has been nicknamed “Mad Air” because of its erratic schedule and tendency to randomly cancel flights on a whim. It was very little of a surprise when I showed up at the airport and couldn’t get on a morning...
I was picking up my bags in the Santiago, Chile airport when I first heard the news. The terminal was buzzing about a big celebrity who was going to be flying in at any moment. The celebrity was Ricky Martin. I had heard of Ricky Martin from seeing his posters around Latin America,but this was before he became an icon in the US. I wasn’t exactly sure what he...
It was in a jungle lodge in the middle of Queensland, Australia when my life changed forever. The trickle of electricity allocated for the night had expired, the darkness was impenetrable and there was not much to do except go to sleep or talk to the other backpacker who was sharing my hut. We rambled on about our adventures, although I...