I have mixed feelings about 2009, which is probably why I haven’t blogged here since the beginning of last year. From most perspectives, 2009 was far better than 2008, the most reviled year I’ve experienced since the debacle that was 2001, and it brought some surprises I couldn’t have anticipated. I halted my fledgling consulting [...]
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 [...]
I’ve been hearing tidbits from friends about how Rosarito, the beach town 30 minutes south of Tijuana, has been a hot bed of violence over the last few months. I initially chalked up the heightened tales to paranoia and over-caution, but then I began hearing about it more frequently, most recently from this story in [...]
…Besides yours truly, of course. One of the web’s most popular travel sites is giving away $1 million to a charity to be chosen by its users. Vote today! So far, two children’s charities are in the lead. I’m sure those are worthy causes and all that, but I’d love to see The Nature Conservancy [...]
I’ve been hearing about the quaint little burg of New Hope for years, but something has always seemed to get in the way of my visiting. Not so this time. With no boss bellowing for me to return to a prison-like cube and five months to spend on the East Coast, I finally got to [...]
ForbesTraveler.com recently compiled a list of what they deemed to be the prettiest darn towns in these here United States. Luckily for me, I’ve already seen quite a few of them — and I’ve knocked off several this summer alone. There was a wealth of options in the Southwest and Northeast, but I was surprised [...]
To Whom It May Concern: I was recently on Cathay Pacific flight 888 from Vancouver to JFK, which was delayed 14 hours on October 2. I was told by a flight attendant that I should write to you regarding getting reimbursed for the extra day of parking at JFK airport for which I was charged. [...]
