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• Local Insights with Kuku Yalanji Cultural Habitat Tours

  

  Linc leading the way with spear in handThe brothers have been offering tours since 2002. They work with several area tour companies for clients but also offer... Read more

  Posted on 27 June 2014 DESTINATIONS, TRAVEL, VACATION

• On Board Oddities & Activities: Unusual Airplane Terminology

  

  I was recently on a Qantas flight between Adelaide and Brisbane in Australia when I had a moment of inspiration upon exiting the bathroom. Read more

  Posted on 25 June 2014 DESTINATIONS, TRAVEL, VACATION

• Walking Tour of Vilnius with Viator

  

  Waiting on the steps of the prominent Vilnius Cathedral bell tower, we met Yurga, our guide for the afternoon. A Vilnius resident who is fluent in several... Read more

  Posted on 23 June 2014 DESTINATIONS, TRAVEL, VACATION

• Huatulco, Mexico, More Than an Exotic Name!

  

  When one mentions vacationing in Mexico, perhaps a few of the more well-known destinations such as Cancun, Los Cabos, or Acapulco come to mind. Every place has... Read more

  Posted on 21 June 2014 DESTINATIONS, TRAVEL, VACATION

• How to Make Sense out of Scoring “Sense” in the Caribbean

  

  Greetings from General Montgomery! ON a vacation island retreat, a young John M. Edwards rollies with a real live Rastafarian – and lives to regret it. “BOY!... Read more

  Posted on 20 June 2014 DESTINATIONS, TRAVEL, VACATION

• Experiencing the Life of Anne

  

  Have you ever had that feeling of complete darkness? Not from something unpleasant happening to you, but for a moment you step into someone else’s shoes and... Read more

  Posted on 19 June 2014 DESTINATIONS, TRAVEL, VACATION

• Visiting Minelab’s Headquarters, Adelaide South Australia

  

  Sure looks real! A replica of the ‘Hand of Faith’ Australian nuggetReplica of more recent large find in Australia, Adelaide Minelab headquartersOver the years w... Read more

  Posted on 17 June 2014 DESTINATIONS, TRAVEL, VACATION

• Cooking Lessons from a Street Vendor in Thailand

  

  On a humid afternoon in November, I found myself slowly wandering through the outdoor food markets of downtown Chiang Mai, Thailand. Read more

  Posted on 16 June 2014 DESTINATIONS, TRAVEL, VACATION

• Go Hike to Nowhere

  

  The hike to the Bridge to Nowhere is one of the more popular hikes in southern California. That’s for a good reason. This is a don’t miss hike if you live... Read more

  Posted on 15 June 2014 DESTINATIONS, TRAVEL, VACATION

• Experience Authentic Venice at the Enrica Rocca Cooking School

  

  I’ve been in Venice for 10 days by the time I meet Enrica Rocca; long past the point where I can stomach another meal from a restaurant with unappetizing... Read more

  Posted on 14 June 2014 DESTINATIONS, TRAVEL, VACATION

• Vulgar Wheat: A Trace of Thrace Bugaria

  

  John M. Edwards chows down on subpar “Vulgarian” grub and survives a dangerous dispute over a restaurant bill in the Balkans. Oh well, there is always the... Read more

  Posted on 13 June 2014 DESTINATIONS, TRAVEL, VACATION

• The Thai That Binds, Eine Kleine Nacht Market

  

  An American backpacker cannot decide whether street food or budget restaurants offer the best (read: safest) fetish of freshness until he visits one of... Read more

  Posted on 12 June 2014 DESTINATIONS, TRAVEL, VACATION

• Astana: Whipping up a Storm

  

  Astana – view across the riverBut first I want to tell you about Astana, the capital city of Kazakhstan. And later I’ll tell you about kyz kuu, a kind of lovers... Read more

  Posted on 11 June 2014 DESTINATIONS, TRAVEL, VACATION

• Amsterdam -Top Hats, Absinth and Chocolate Sprinkles

  

  “I want to live in ONLY places where I can wear a pink wig.” These were the heart felt, love stricken words of my friend in love with the way Amsterdam made... Read more

  Posted on 10 June 2014 DESTINATIONS, TRAVEL, VACATION

• The Kamping Fuhrer

  

  Inside an Impressionist painting, in the French south, on the campground, inside the trailer, we were all talking and drinking up a storm like total strangers... Read more

  Posted on 09 June 2014 DESTINATIONS, TRAVEL, VACATION

• Sheiks on the Plane, International Airspace

  

  John M. Edwards flies into the wild blue yonder from London Heathrow to New York JFK, wedged in between two suspicious-looking suspected terrorists supposedly... Read more

  Posted on 08 June 2014 DESTINATIONS, TRAVEL, VACATION

• Tuol Sleng Genocide Museum, Cambodia- What to Expect

  

  Freshly off a sweltering, barely-running bus, I’m poised at the entrance to Tuol Sleng Genocide Museum, or as it’s known to most visitors, S21. Read more

  Posted on 07 June 2014 DESTINATIONS, TRAVEL, VACATION

• Bucket Shop Blues

  

  Daring to save deflationary dollars during a worldwide recession, John M. Edwards tries a risky “bucket shop” for cheapo airfare to Amsterdam, ending up on a... Read more

  Posted on 06 June 2014 DESTINATIONS, TRAVEL, VACATION

• Dispatch: Atom Ant Japanese Houseguest

  

  John M. Edwards receives a strange visitor from the Nipponese “Land of the Rising Sun,” who is, of course, despite a strong yen, ultimately a freeloader. Read more

  Posted on 06 June 2014 DESTINATIONS, TRAVEL, VACATION

• Puerto Rico: The Real Fountain of Youth?

  

  Ponce De Leon’s Tomb In The San Juan Cathedral, Old San JuanRumors of hefty quantities of gold brought Ponce de Leon back, in 1508, where he found an islet... Read more

  Posted on 04 June 2014 DESTINATIONS, TRAVEL, VACATION