Traveling with a TV program can be a lot of work. But it can also be a lot of fun. We get to do things that we probably would not do if we were tr…
I almost didn't write anything about Guam. I have no photos, other than the airport check-in from Facebook and I spent almost all of my time in …
I've never had any strong desire to go to Taiwan. Not because I had good or bad feelings about this island nation, but it just simply was nev…
Ecuador, and specifically, the Galapagos Islands have been on my travel bucket list for more than a decade. I finally made it to Ecuador in Jan…
Travel, like most things in life, is all about the decisions we make. Hopefully we make more right decisions than wrong ones. Unfortunately, in H…
When traveling, I occasionally book day tours. When you don't have a car, it's an easy way to get somewhere and sometimes you end up meeti…
When my friend John Lucas and I decided to make our first trip to Europe in 1984, we never planned to visit the seaside town of Brindisi in south…
The Democratic Republic of Congo is politically unstable, corrupt and run by a dictator who seized power and changed both his name and the name of th…
I've been to two weddings in Mexico. I crashed the first one and was invited to second. But even though I was invited, I still kind of crash…
In 1968, when I was eight years old, I made my first trip without my parents or sisters. My grandparents, John and Margaret Macfarlan drove from …
The French Riviera: Glamourous, Beautiful and Stylish! Topless beaches and delicious food. My visit to Nice in 1985 did not disappoint. It's …
When traveling to different places, I'm a firm believer that you should, as much as possible, try to respect the culture. But sometimes follo…
When I worked for Peace Corps , part of my job was to conduct the first orientation sessions for new volunteers before they left for their country …
The historic district of Bruges, Belgium is a bustling tourist destination with people everywhere -- during the day. At night, at least when I was t…
In general, I think most people are nice. And in my travels, I've met very few jerks. I also think that the impression that you have about a p…
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