It is the world’s most difficult, and most beautiful obstacle course ever constructed…a course so difficult that thousands have tried to conquer it, and only a handful have been able to do what the Japanese call: “Achieve Total Victory!’ Welcome… Read More ›
travel memoirs
National Hot Dog Day 2015! Bite Down On These Exotic Wieners!
Today’s The Day To Bite Down Hard! Happy Dawg Day! Yes, it’s “National Hot Dog Day”, and that means you need to stick one of these in your mouth right now! See? Even Martha Stewart celebrates this day in a… Read More ›
Eating Spain’s “Wild Coast”! Delicious Paella! Medieval Villages! Searching For “Sal!”
Welcome To Spain’s “Wild Coast!” You are looking at Spain’s Costa Brava, their “wild coast”, located just northwest of Barcelona…it is gorgeous, isolated, and pristine… Yes, I have posted about our Spain trip before, but while we looked at this… Read More ›
China’s Glass Bridge Cracks! World’s Most Dangerous Hiking Trail! China’s Extreme Adventures!
Talk about a walk with a nice view! Can you imagine going across THIS? Only one problem: it CRACKED! That’s right, this amazing suspension bridge in Jiaozuo City, central China’s Henan Province, is made of glass – and it cracked!… Read More ›
Australia Rules! Sydney Vs. Melbourne! A Beautiful “Down Under” Battle!
Melbourne – Australia’s Most Beautiful City! That’s right, one of the largest cities in the southern hemisphere is also the most beautiful city in Australia! Oh wait, did I mean to say: Sydney – Australia’s Most Beautiful City! That’s right,… Read More ›
An Amazing Giraffe Hotel! Africa’s Most Incredible Safari Adventures!
I need to pass along some important information from a friend of mine: Don’t Bogart That Giraffes’ Meatloaf! That’s right, here’s an amazing place to stay – as long as you don’t mind sharing your food with the locals! Welcome… Read More ›
The “Island President”! A Tragic, Compelling Documentary! A Nation Underwater!
Imagine Life In Paradise! A gorgeous string of idyllic islands in the Indian ocean…but where do you go for groceries? No problem! Talk about using all available space! Welcome to Male, the capital of the Maldive islands…and as you can… Read More ›
RIP Legendary Haskell Wexler! His Prescient “Medium Cool”! 1968 Chicago Riots! America’s Political Turmoil Captured On Film!!
RIP Haskell Wexler! One of America’s most acclaimed Cinematographers/Directors has died…here is the story from Deadline.com: A longtime liberal activist, Wexler photographed some of the most socially relevant and influential films of the 1960s and 1970s, including the Jane Fonda-Jon… Read More ›
“Bacon-Wrapped Fried Oreos”! Amazing Recipes! Incredible Pictures! Bacon Madness!
The Internet Delivers Again! Thanks to my friend Angie Brown for sending me THIS: A Bacon-Wrapped Deep Fried OREO! The image is from the website “ohbiteit.com”, and I thank them for the stacked majesty of their image…but I found the… Read More ›
American Nomads! The Amazing Adventures Of Warriors, Mountain Men And The Wild West!
Time To Hit America’s Open Roads! There is nothing more liberating than to hit the open road and see America’s majestic “wild wild west”….with some of the world’s most stunning imagery… Time To Meet Some “American Nomads!” One Writer has… Read More ›