A Colombian tourism video collage – highlights from the places that we are going

Someone told me today where Kazakhstan (Borat’s country) ranks in the world in terms of size and I was surprised.  So I decided to pose the question to you as well:   What rank is Kazakhstan in the world in terms of size (sq. kms)?     a) 1 – 5 b) 5 – 10 c) 11 – 15 d) 16 – 25…

I had a conversation with a friend from work today about Seattle drivers and how courteous they are.  In general, everyone drives at a normal pace (especially in comparison to East Coasters like myself), they give plenty of room for the car in front of them, and they usually let you change lanes in front…

I know the subject line is probably old news to most people, but I have used Orbitz for the past few years and only in the last few months did I switch to Kayak.  The reason I switched was because of annoyance with having to work through Orbitz as a middle man when I wanted to cancel…

Last summer after graduating from school, I spent a month traveling around South Africa by rental car.   What a fantastic country.   One of the places that I visited was Gaansbai which is about 90 minutes north of Capetown. Gaansbai, South Africa known around the world as the capital for great white shark diving.  So…. given…

In order to get to New Orleans for JazzFest this past weekend, I had to fly Continental and fly through Houston airport.  On both trips I had the worst experience ever.     First, Continental has old planes with extremely cramped seats and extremely unhelpful counterpeople.  I have never been more uncomfortable flying and will never fly…

What a nice way to wake up to a snowy Sunday morning, then reading an article from the Washington Post about the Rwandan gorilla trekking expedition that I am taking after school finishes up at the end of June.   We are going to spend three days tracking the gorillas and are going to the…