Unusual foods: Durian – Like stinky feet or heavenly? You decide
Unusual foods: Durian – Like stinky feet or heavenly? You decide The Smell Durian is a spiky-shelled fruit that smells...
Tacumen Airport info – Panama City
First, the most important thing you need to know about flights from Panama City to the US is that THEY...
Sacsayhuaman Incan Fortress (Sax-say-hwaman) – Peru – UNESCO site
Sacsayhuaman is a large megalithic site in Peru that is a UNESCO World Heritage Site. It is an old Inca...
News of the Good: Homeless man helped by friends from nearly 40 years ago
A homeless man was featured on the cover of a magazine, and high school friends saw him. They found him...
Easy food and drink options for traveling
When you travel there are some foods and drinks that are easy to take with you and easy to make...
Lion and tigers and cub, oh my! (Thailand)
Meeting the animals Tiger Kingdom, in the far reaches of Chiang Mai, is an excellent way to see tigers up...
Translation fails
When going to a country where you don’t speak the language, I recommend having a translation tool on your phone...
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...
Cuba is farther away now, but worth it
I’m so glad I went to Cuba a couple years ago, as it seems to be even more shut off...
King's Canyon (near Uluru), Australia
King’s Canyon (near Uluru) Uluru is the main draw of the Red Center of Australia. Sadly, most visitors don’t even...
