I just read this story in the news about a Thai budget airline called One-Two-Go which crashed on its way to Phuket, a Thai resort island. Having traveled all over Southeast Asia on budget airlines like this, I definitely had some scary experiences but this is just horrible. 88 people died in the crash. Sad…
I just confirmed the first leg of my trip – Rwanda – to see the Gorillas. Because I have gotten so many worried looks and comments about the danger of the country, I have decided to put everyone at ease and for the first time book a tour from the US. It…
I just saw this map on a friend’s website and thought it was pretty cool. However, it just highlighted how little travel i have done in Eastern Europe and the Mediterranean/Northern Africa. They are next on my list… 8^) http://www.travbuddy.com/flash/countries_map.swf?id=863112
We just rented a 20 person lake house on Green Bay in Wisconsin. The place is below: http://www.greatrentals.com/WI/22397.html From what the owner says, it is an old brothel which is located right on Green Bay, has 6 bedrooms, a private beach, access to waterskiing, is 8 miles away from golf, and 17 miles away…
There was a great segment on 60 minutes tonight about the recent murder of a Congo mountain gorilla family earlier this year. Anderson Cooper reported about the mass murder as well as got video of his trek into the Rwandan side of the Virunga mountain range. The video brought back amazing memories of spending time…
One of the things that I love to do is partake in large parties around the world and celebrate with the locals (and fellow tourists…). I have attended a few world famous ones in my life so far: Carnival in Rio, Mardi Gras, JazzFest, and Oktoberfest in Munchen but I still have a bunch more on my "future travel" wishlist….