During my East Coast odyssey of ’08, I spent a few weeks researching America’s castles, many of which are located in the Northeast, particularly Newport, Rhode Island, and New York’s Hudson River Valley and Long Island. The article is finally live on ForbesTraveler.com: http://www.forbestraveler.com/luxury/americas-castles-story.html?partner=rss While in Newport to dig a little deeper into the history [...]
Two Februarys ago, I picked up on a meme about cities visited in previous year. that I have no qualms about stealing lists from others’ sites. I’m pretty certain I can add far more to this year’s list, on account of my East Coast odyssey. Here’s a list of the cities I traveled to in [...]
You know you’re a perfect candidate for a job when not two, but five people send you a link to it within 24 hours. That’s what happened this week when several of my friends forwarded me a link to the Best Job in the World, Caretaker of the Islands of the Great Barrier Reef. I’ve [...]
It’s been a while since I’ve blogged — on my own website, at least. I’ve been so busy ghostwriting, web consulting, writing Wikipedia entries, and teaching high school (yes, you read that correctly) that I’ve let my poor beloved blog sit idle for far too long. However, should I once again begin to slack and [...]
