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Free walking tours in cities around the world (just give a tip)

Free walking tours in cities around the world (just give a tip)

One thing I do in most places I visit is find a free walking tour.  These tours help get me...

Poo Poo Paper Park: Elephant Dung paper (Thailand)

Poo Poo Paper Park Poo Poo Paper Park is an attraction that is just a few feet down the road...

Batik in Thailand; Be An Artist

Batik in Thailand While in Thailand, I discovered Backstreet Academy.  They have many affordable classes in arts like glass-blowing, batik...

Making a glass lampwork elephant (Thailand)

This is the little glass elephant I made with Backstreet Academy in Chiang Mai Thailand. Classes like this are available...

Learning to cook and dance around the world

Nearly everywhere you travel, there will be options to learn things while you are there. For example, I gravitate towards...

Ketchikan, Alaska – fun things to do

Ketchikan, Alaska – fun things to do

So you are going to Ketchikan, what should you do? There are many activities you can set up in terms...

Traveling through time

When you travel, you often hear dates that things were built, or discovered (re-discovered), or invented. And sometimes those dates...

Panama City's Biomuseo – wonderful for kids and adults

The Biomuseo – Biomuseum in Panama City is amazing and well worth a trip if you are in the city....

Skagway Alaska's Jewell Gardens – go forth and blow (glass, that is)

Skagway Alaska's Jewell Gardens – go forth and blow (glass, that is)

Classes like this are available around the world and I’ve done several.  This is a particularly nice one in Alaska...

Champeta music and El Runner (Colombia)

On my tour through the Bazurto market with @eltonystark, which I highly recommend, I learned not only about the market...