For the second day in a row, I woke up, opened my eyes, and was able to see Mt. Rainier. What a refreshing site after the last 5 weeks of rain/snow. In order to take advantage of the nice weather, I am going to go skiing on Saturday at Crystal Mountain (90 minutes from…
Sometimes when you are sitting in traffic on 520 wondering why you see people that have 1 or 2 people in their car but are still using the 3 person HOV lane, wonder no more…. The reason: the fine is only $86 if you are caught for the offense. Im sure a few people…
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…
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….
Although this winter has been: 1) unseasonably rainy – we set the Seattle record for rain on the 15th of November and it rained for 5 days after that 2) unseasonably snowy – it has snowed more times so far than in Chicago i believe It is days like today that make you get…
I just read an article on MSNBC about a section of the Brazilian Amazon which had been saved from deforestation and plantation growth with a $1MM grant from Conservation International. The grant protects an area called the Guayana Shield, the 57,915-square-mile area which contains more than 25 percent of the world’s remaining humid tropical forests and…
One of the things that bothers me most about air travel (besides the 3 oz./plastic bag checks at security) is the lack of sockets to recharge your computer and phone. Nearly every airport has purposely removed all working electrical sockets and I just dont understand it. Is it because someone might put something into the…
I know that is a weird title, but I was in the Seattle airport on the way home for Thanksgiving and I decided to get a 15 minute neck and shoulder massage. I sat down and the massage began and then a woman sat in the chair across from me. I didn’t give it two…
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…
I guess I am on the Air Asia email marketing list, because I just got an email from them telling me that I could get a roundtrip ticket from Bangkok, Thailand to Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia for $10 round-trip including taxes. That is unbelievable. http://www.airasia.com/site/en/promotion.jsp?id=94a3dc8a-ac1e00ae-645fd000-867a7f20 Europe offers the same types of fares through Easyjet and Ryanair….