The Best Sandwich in the Universe, Plus Gatorland, Orange World, & Other Orlando Tidbits
Before I get to our other Orlando stops, I need to make a quick mention of one of the all time best sandwiches I have ever eaten in my life.
What Happened To Tomorrowland? (Plus A Quick Trip To Mount Everest)
On Saturday, after a 29 hour flight, my girlfriend and I landed in Tibet for our long-awaited vacation. And despite how exhausted we were, seeing the peaks of Everest through lines of tattered prayer flags was, without question, one of the most amazing moments in my life.
Final St. John Post! How Much We Spent, How To Greet Islanders, and Am I A Shill??
I hope you’ve enjoyed my recent posts on St. John. Like most people, I always assumed the Virgin Islands were just some pretty beaches and pleasant rum drinks. The fact that over 60% of St. John has been protected as a National Park, from its beaches… …to its forests…
Beyond Saint John: Day Trips to the British Virgin Islands & St. Thomas
Though we spent most of our week on St. John, we did want to check out some of the other islands, which are all relatively close. Below is a map of the Virgin Islands – in short, American property to the south-west, British property to the north-east. For our first trip, we decided to do…
Abandoned In The Caribbean: The Ruins And Beauty of St. John
The best part of St. John is walking through the forest – and then seeing something like this appear through the trees:
Welcome To Saint John, US Virgin Islands
When my girlfriend and I decided to go to St. John in the US Virgin Islands (based on your travel recommendations!), I assumed we were in for seven days of this: I didn’t do much planning leading up to the trip. Part of it was that I tend to overplan vacations, only to end up…
Pirate Treasure at Dungeon Rock
During the Thanksgiving break this year, I took some time to visit the Lynn Woods in Lynn Massachusetts, a beautiful nature reservation encompassing lakes, swamps, rock formations, a small mountain, endless woodland… …and, according to legend, a pirate treasure that has been buried for centuries. Growing up near Lynn, I’d always heard the stories about…
Escape from NY: The Great 2010 Roadtrip
On July 9th, 2010, my girlfriend and I set out from New York City on a cross-country roadtrip. Our plan was simply to get as far west as we could, avoiding the Interstates at all costs. Twenty days and 8,000 miles later, we returned to New York City, having driven through 20 states in total….
The Road Trip Ends
From Tennessee, we continued driving into North Carolina, passing through the Great Smoky Mountains – and man were they smokin’ today: The Smokies are named for the fog that rises in early morning hours and after it rains, a result of warm humid air from the Gulf of Mexico cooling in the higher elevation. It…
Louisiana to Tennessee: From Beautiful Oak Alley Plantation to the Kitsch of Graceland
We left New Orleans following the Great River Road north, which winds along the south side of the Mississippi. While we saw the occasional sugar cane field that once brought tremendous wealth to the state… …most of the horizon was dominated by impossibly ugly petrochemical plants. While brochures may call the route Plantation Alley, it’s…