Who Wants A “Lucky Bag” AKA A “Fukubukuro”? I do! And if you knew what “MOS Burger” is, you’d agree….this Japanese burger chain has unique food – which I will show you in a moment – and now is offering… Read More ›
travel adventures
Would You Take The World’s “Longest Uninterrupted Walk”? Fourteen Thousand Miles Kicks Off 2023’s Year Of Wild Hikes!
Who’s Up For A Good Walk To Kick Off 2023? One of my New Year’s resolutions is to hike even more than I have in the past few years, and what better way than the world’s longest hike? Grab some… Read More ›
Making “Crusty Chicken” With Jacques Pepin! My “52 In 22” Cooking Challenge Honors This Master Chef’s Obsession With The Bird!
Making A Legendary Chef’s “Crusty Chicken!” We are in the last weeks of my “52 In 22” cooking challenge, so I am honoring some of the most legendary Chefs of all time! Well, it wasn’t really a battle – Jacques… Read More ›
Exploring Life In “Moundsville” — New PBS Documentary Shared By Rust Belt Girl
This reminds me of a post I wrote in October 2016, when I was in rural Oklahoma and saw small towns dying all around me – and it made me realize why certain parts of America feel left behind…you can… Read More ›
Check Into The Iconic Fogo Island Inn – “The Hotel At The End Of The World!”
Welcome To Fogo Island! Not familiar with the place? It’s OK – Fogo Island is a bucolic getaway off the coast of Newfoundland on the eastern end of Canada…far far away from most of us – and it is known… Read More ›
Would You Ride A Swiss Mountain Coaster? Here’s The Wild Video!
Would You Ride This Roller Coaster? Down A Mountain? Welcome to Switzerland, where they love to build rollercoasters on mountains! Doesn’t this look like fun? I would do it – and if you were on it right now, it would… Read More ›
Who Loves Plastic Food? I Do! Here’s A Wild Plastic Food Exhibition!
Shopping For Plastic Food In Tokyo! Here’s my wife Alex and son Jeff as we shopped for plastic food a few years ago – I bought this Cheeseburger Paper Weight! Why am I telling you this?? Because there’s an exhibit… Read More ›
Check Into “The White Lotus!” We Stayed At Sicily’s San Domenico Palace – Here’s A Tour!
Welcome To “The White Lotus!” This stunningly beautiful hotel at night is actually the San Domenico Palace – and the entrance is gorgeous: The San Domenico Palace is in the hilltop town of Taormina Sicily, and it’s getting a lot… Read More ›
Sonoran Toad Licking? Wha-Wha-WHAT?!?! Yes. “Licking Hallucinogenic Toads.” Check Out This Wild – And Dangerous – New Phenomenon!
Are You A “Sonoran Toad Licker?” First, I NEVER thought I’d have to ask that question – but I do! On Election Day 2022, this is another sobering reminder of just how stupid people can be. The Guardian reported yesterday… Read More ›
It’s The World’s Wildest Apartment Building! Enter “The Interlace” In Singapore!
Ready to Enter The World’s Most Amazing Apartment Building? Talk about a unique way to live! This is “The Interlace” – built in Singapore, and designed by Ole Scheeren. It’s truly a wild jumble of apartment blocks seemingly stacked at… Read More ›