This was the only organized tour I did – and I made sure that it was an active tour so I wouldn’t be trapped in a bus with the cruise ship / baby boomer crowd. The tour was good – our guide, Gaz was a cool guy and had a good tour with equal parts…
Category: Tours and Trips
Up the Bosporus to the Black Sea
One of the things I had been most looking forward to in Turkey was taking a boat up the Bosporus Strait to the Black Sea. There is something about both those names which strikes those chords in me that still believe in magic and set out to see the world expecting to find the adventures of Marco Polo, Jim Bridger, Sir Richard Francis Burton, Ibn Buttata, and other great explorers. I know…the world is a very different place than it was during the times of those heavyweight explorers but still, the chance to see new places that I’ve spent my life reading about and imagining is really why I travel.
Old Pasadena Walking Food Tour A Melting Pot of Flavors
Old Pasadena is well known for its food. Delicacies of every variety can be found throughout the city, from dim sum to truffles.
Balsamic Vinegar and Parmigiano Reggiano of Modena, Italy
Modena is the city that Italians think about when they think about food.
Julian, California A Magnificent Four Season Mountain Town
Julian, California is a smart hip mountain town that combines all the elements foodies and small-town aficionado’s look for.
Smooth Living Rule #5 – Brownies on the Table
I present the following with no commentary: If there are brownies on the table, ask if they contain drugs even if the host has said to help yourself.
7 Easy World Travel Tips
Here are a few easy world travel tips that will make your adventures more fulfilling, cheaper, and more like what you’ve always imagined travel should be.