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• Top #epicOZ Experiences

  

  Australia is a country that begs to be explored – not quickly but slowly over a number of months. In the absence of such time, shorter trips are fine but... Read more

  Posted on 03 June 2014 DESTINATIONS, TRAVEL, VACATION

• A St. Augustine Culinary Adventure

  

  Bar Snacks at the Ice PlantSt. AugustineThe Historic District Canons at the CastilloThe ColumbiaThe Columbia was originally founded in Tampa in 1905, when it wa... Read more

  Posted on 02 June 2014 DESTINATIONS, TRAVEL, VACATION

• Honeymoon in Vienna

  

  Sigmund Freud, apfelstrudel and Gustav Klimt’s The Kiss clinched my decision to honeymoon in Vienna. When you think about it, psychology, food and art are not... Read more

  Posted on 01 June 2014 DESTINATIONS, TRAVEL, VACATION

• Stay: Miracle Hot Springs of Desert Hot Springs California + Local Attractions

  

  A dry breeze blows – a few clouds drift by overhead lit up by a quarter moon that is bright yet not so overpowering that plenty of stars still shine through... Read more

  Posted on 29 May 2014 DESTINATIONS, TRAVEL, VACATION

• In San Sebastian, The Surf and the Fun Are All That Matter

  

  How can you resist diving into these delicacies, washed down with local cider?“You can ask the conductor, but hmmph,” said the ticket agent. Read more

  Posted on 28 May 2014 DESTINATIONS, TRAVEL, VACATION

• Dreaming of a One Week Road Trip in Nova Scotia

  

  Cabot Trail Scenic LookoutNova ScotiaWhen I travel, I love to visit a mix of both urban and natural settings. I love the adrenaline rush of cities, with their... Read more

  Posted on 27 May 2014 DESTINATIONS, TRAVEL, VACATION

• The National Road Transport Hall of Fame, Alice Springs Australia

  

  So where do old semi’s, trucks, road trains and other wheels of the road go to rest? If it is in Australia, most likely to the National Road Transportation... Read more

  Posted on 23 May 2014 DESTINATIONS, TRAVEL, VACATION

• Learn the Ropes to Cruise the Waterways of France

  

  When I first went to Paris, I was struck by the beauty of this city. I was also amazed at how many boats I saw. Before I went I read about its history and... Read more

  Posted on 22 May 2014 DESTINATIONS, TRAVEL, VACATION

• In Step With The Wind

  

  It’s calm here. The breeze is strong as it passes from Pacific Ocean waters, onto the shore, across the land, and without end back to where the wind did not... Read more

  Posted on 21 May 2014 DESTINATIONS, TRAVEL, VACATION

• Best Way to Travel to Prague: Win Online Poker Tournament at 888poker, Get a Tri...

  

  Prague and Poker, this has a nice ring to it, right?! 888 Poker recently reached out to me to help promote a trip to Prague, Czech Republic they are giving... Read more

  Posted on 21 May 2014 DESTINATIONS, TRAVEL, VACATION

• Playing In The Mud Is Good For You

  

  Perhaps you remember when you were a kid splashing through puddles of water after a heavy rain or playing in the mud. Remember how it felt? Carefree, happy,... Read more

  Posted on 19 May 2014 DESTINATIONS, TRAVEL, VACATION

• Club Med: An Unpaid Advertorial Paradise Lost: A Travel Survivalist Kit

  

  Crashing a Club Med in French Polynesia, nonpaying guest intruder John M. Edwards discovers life is no picnic. . . .I awoke on the rooftop of Tahiti’s... Read more

  Posted on 19 May 2014 DESTINATIONS, TRAVEL, VACATION

• Soccer Ball Diplomacy

  

  Written in 1999 based on true events from 1984, 1997, 1998 and 1999.“The toughest job you’ll ever love.” As a kid growing up in the mid-1980s, I heard that... Read more

  Posted on 15 May 2014 DESTINATIONS, TRAVEL, VACATION

• The Amazingly Industrious Trishaw Driver from the Sultan’s Kraton

  

  John M. Edwards rides around into infinity with an amazingly industrious trishaw driver skilled in perpetual motion for a mere pittance (a pocketful of... Read more

  Posted on 15 May 2014 DESTINATIONS, TRAVEL, VACATION

• In Search of Dracula and Gothic Legends

  

  At the foot of the mountain pass, tips of Gothic turrets and towers loom into sight above the stretch of dense evergreen which nestle between the Bucegi and... Read more

  Posted on 14 May 2014 DESTINATIONS, TRAVEL, VACATION

• Feast: Vietnam Vittles

  

  John M. Edwards chows down in Hanoi, finding fun with pho and no, no, noWalking along the French colonial streets of Hanoi after a light rain–sidestepping the... Read more

  Posted on 13 May 2014 DESTINATIONS, TRAVEL, VACATION

• Parahawking in Pokhara

  

  We flew from San Francisco to Kathmandu and spent a couple of days there to acclimate before we flew to Pokhara to experience a life changing experience,... Read more

  Posted on 11 May 2014 DESTINATIONS, TRAVEL, VACATION

• Lariam Dreams: Malaria Or Madness?

  

  John M. Edwards wonders whether taking the world’s strongest antimalarial drug might be worse than getting the dread eldritch disease itself?“I dared to dream... Read more

  Posted on 10 May 2014 DESTINATIONS, TRAVEL, VACATION

• Cebu Will Always Be A Paradise!

  

  “One’s destination is never a place, but a new way of seeing things.” – Henry Miller “Book a ticket now and just fly!” – this is what happened on 24th of May,... Read more

  Posted on 09 May 2014 DESTINATIONS, TRAVEL, VACATION

• Café Hopping in the Hot Spots of Indonesia

  

  I went out to get a cup of java in Java and ended up on an infernal coffee odyssey through the Indonesian archipelago.Stretching out like a Komodo Dragon some... Read more

  Posted on 08 May 2014 DESTINATIONS, TRAVEL, VACATION