Stanley The Giraffe Says Simply: “Get your wine on. In the WILD…” When I saw that ad, I knew I had to see the Malibu Wine Safari in person – and meet Stanley. Yes, THAT Malibu… You see, Malibu is… Read More ›
Adventure Travel
Mt. Everest Traffic Jam! Tragedy On The Mountain! The Origin Of The Mountain’s Name!
The Tragic Traffic Jams On Mt. Everest… Look at this picture – what the summit of Mt. Everest looks like as climbers wait in line to make the last few steps to the summit! In the last few months, many… Read More ›
Sleep Inside A Potato! “What The Friday” Has Your “Spud Life” Air B’n’B!
Behold The “Sleep-In” Potato! “What The Friday” Heads To Idaho For A Night Of “Spud” Life! You know the idea of “What The Friday” – I find something that is so funny, outrageous or just plain strange that I have… Read More ›
Scenes From A Paris Street! The “City Of Light” At Night! Notre Dame Rebuilding Update! Seine Hitch-Hikers And Spiral Staircase Selfies!
My First Night In Paris… I have been sharing some pictures on social media of my just-concluded trip to Paris, and it began with this shot of an iconic Parisian building as the sun was setting, a first night of… Read More ›
Behold A Massive “FATBERG!” Yes, “What The Friday” Breaks Down An English Town’s Clogged Sewer!
Behold The “Fatberg!” Yes, it’s EXACTLY what you fear it is: this week’s “WHAT THE FRIDAY?!?!?!” journeys to a wonderful seaside down in England called Sidmouth: A beautiful shoreline, right? Well, as every good “WTF” story knows, there’s more than… Read More ›
Three Things To Love About Paris! Eating The Eiffel Tower! Mona Lisa Selfies! Potatoes, Potatoes, Potatoes!
Welcome To Paris! I’m on my way today to Paris for business, and it will be strange NOT to be in the “city of lights” for ONLY non-stop fun: That’s the first thing to love about this city – The… Read More ›
“Tokyo Vice”! A Gritty “Weekly Wednesday Bookmobile” Trip To Japan’s Underworld! My Tokyo Police Encounter!
Welcome To Tokyo’s Underworld Thanks To The “Weekly Wednesday Bookmobile”! As you know, I love Tokyo – so a penetrating book about Japan’s underworld was a must read for me – and this week’s “Weekly Wednesday Bookmobile” has just the… Read More ›
Live Outside Paris And Make $5k! Yes, Get Paid To Move To France!
Want To Live Here? Want To Make $5,000? That’s right, a beautiful area in France wants you to live there – so much so they are willing to pay you to do it! France’s Gorgeous Aisne Region! As you can… Read More ›
Wild Blue Jellyfish Invade Malibu! These Unique “By-The Wind” Sailors Attack The West Coast!
Imagine walking down this gorgeous Malibu beach and coming across THIS??!?!?!? No, it’s not a space “Alien”, although the bottom looks EXACTLY like the creature that attacked the crew in that movie…instead, it’s a unique jellyfish with a name like… Read More ›
Cannibals! Headhunters! Paradise!? The “Wednesday Bookmobile” Heads To The Wild Wild Wild South Pacific!
It’s A Wild Wednesday Bookmobile! Look at the title of this book! How can you not love it! This “Wednesday Bookmobile” heads to the South Seas – not quite as exotic as you might imagine! Great travel writer J. Maarten… Read More ›
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