-Multi-country info

Starry skies – see the Milky Way

Since I live in Chicago and have always lived in a large metro area, one of the things I love...

Walking among the dead in catacombs and crypts

There are many places around the world have catacombs you can tour. Many more countries have crypts that you can...

Want to use an airport lounge but not flying First/Business Class?

Want to use an airport lounge but not flying First/Business Class?

Sometimes when you travel, you get stuck at an airport for a long period of time. Whether planned or unplanned,...

Find tap water when you travel – app

You know how sometimes you are in a country where you have to buy bottled water and you hate how...

Flight search engine with filters for weather, visas, safety, etc.

I recently found a site that is a flight search but has uncommon filters you can add to your request....

Manta ray swim

In several countries around the world (including Mexico, USA-Hawaii, Thailand, Fiji, Australia, and others) you can swim with manta rays....

Hammam (Turkish bath) experience – Turkey vs Morocco

Time slows and nearly stops in a hammam (hamam or Turkish Bath), while you sit in your sweat, with only...

Sand dune surfing – Little Sahara

Sand dune surfing – Little Sahara

Sand Dune surfing is available in over 50 countries around the world.  I saw it in Australia. This is Little...

Rescuing stunned/injured migrating birds

The other day, I was out getting my lunch in downtown Chicago and I saw a stunned bird on the...