A friend asked me recently what I’d like to do for my next adventure. A whole slew of things crossed my mind – a sailing voyage, a big game photo safari, an Antarctic exploration – but none of those quite hit the mark because the truth is – for my next adventure, I want to…
Category: Offbeat Travel
Moussem Sidi Ali Ben Hamdouch – Sacred, Mystical, Muslim, Madness
Hardly advertised, the pilgrimage of Sidi Ali Ben Hamdouch is still known by most Moroccans. This is an opportunity to be transported deep into Moroccan tradition.
World’s Strangest Hotels
Exploring the world’s strangest hotels is certainly a fun thing to do, given the extremes hotels have gone to, just in the name of being “strange”.
Belgrade’s Nikola Tesla Museum
Tesla himself was a U.S. citizen and died in New York City where he was working on a way to create ‘free energy’ which conspiracy theorists believe was sabotaged by the electricity companies.
Jazz in Paris – Paris Jazz Bars and One Swinging Town
If you are a real jazz addict and you want to come to Paris this summer…read on….
The Basilica of St. John at Selcuk – Revelations and the Anti Christ
I had no idea that I would be visiting the place where the idea of the Anti-Christ was born or the book of Revelation was composed, but there I was clowning around in the baptismal pool of the church that was built on the grave of St. John, apostle of Christ and author of Revelations.
Trees of Mystery – A Northern California Coast Roadside Attraction featuring Giant Testicles
I’ve never been one to pass by a roadside attraction – many of them disappoint – but not Trees of Mystery in Klamath, California. I remember visiting it as a child when my family went camping in the Redwoods – the giant fifty-foot statues of Paul Bunyan and his blue ox Babe made an impression…
Sheet Music & Toilet Seat Art – 13 of Bologna’s Offbeat Museums
when I began lifting the lids to see the symbols painted under them, a very upset guard began yelling at me in Italian and then followed me the rest of the way through the museum – my contention is that there was art under the seats, so obviously the artist intended it to be seen!
Eating Horse Flesh in Chiasso Switzerland
Ah yes, Switzerland. A day of banking, swiss cheese, chocolate, yogurt, smoked meat, and a bit of yodeling. I did it all.
5 adventurous destinations around the world
Adventurous destinations are the stuff of travel dreams. This week, guest blogger Rebecca Kelly offers us plenty to imagine, work for, and dream of with five adventurous destinations from around the world.