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• BASQUE CASE: Separation Anxiety in the Pyrenees

  

  “Before God was God and boulders were boulders, Basques were already Basques.” –Basque proverb A merry little trip to the Basque Country, an autonomous utopia... Read more

  Posted on 07 May 2014 DESTINATIONS, TRAVEL, VACATION

• An Exceptional Tour with Nicholas, Owner of Daintree Safaris Queensland

  

  Bridalsveil Funghi or Stinkhorn. This amazing piece of nature shows like this for just a few hours before disintegrating back into the ground. Read more

  Posted on 05 May 2014 DESTINATIONS, TRAVEL, VACATION

• 5 Unmissable East German Sites in Berlin

  

  The history of the city of Berlin is absolutely fascinating, in no small part due to the period comprised between 1961 and 1989, which is when the city was... Read more

  Posted on 05 May 2014 DESTINATIONS, TRAVEL, VACATION

• How to Make the Best of Night Buses

  

  It was about 3 in the morning and I pulled out of the hazy half-sleep I’d goaded myself into, there was a small commotion over the aisle where my friends were... Read more

  Posted on 05 May 2014 DESTINATIONS, TRAVEL, VACATION

• How to Brave the Budapest Baths

  

  Spa guy John M. Edwards feels frigging fantastic! If you’re in Magyarorstag (Hungary), do as the Daubians do: Say goodbye to “bliss” and splash around au... Read more

  Posted on 03 May 2014 DESTINATIONS, TRAVEL, VACATION

• Four Kilometers from the Border in Gabon

  

  Excerpt from the book “Au Gabon: More Memoirs of a Peace Corps Volunteer in Central Africa” — available on Amazon Kindle.Written in 2013 based on true events... Read more

  Posted on 02 May 2014 DESTINATIONS, TRAVEL, VACATION

• Foraging with the Only Professional Wild Food Forager in Los Angeles

  

  Pascal foraging in a riparian zonePascal is the only professional wild food forager in Los Angeles. There is a reason for that – foraging takes a significant... Read more

  Posted on 28 April 2014 DESTINATIONS, TRAVEL, VACATION

• Moon Dance Cliffs a Well-kept Secret in Jamaica

  

  Jamaica’s one of those places that gets a mixed response when you tell people you’re going. It’s either, “Man, I love Jamaica, it’s gorgeous” or “No way I’d go... Read more

  Posted on 26 April 2014 DESTINATIONS, TRAVEL, VACATION

• Your Guide to Hacking the Empire State Building Line

  

  One of the biggest and most famous landmarks in New York City throughout the US is the iconic Empire State Building. It attracts over 4 million visitors every... Read more

  Posted on 25 April 2014 DESTINATIONS, TRAVEL, VACATION

• The Bar with No Name – New York City

  

  Coming to loggerheads with an obvious British actor at an anonymous Irish bar in TriBeCa is like slumming it for a short story. . . .“What do you call this plac... Read more

  Posted on 24 April 2014 DESTINATIONS, TRAVEL, VACATION

• Eating Your Way Through South America

  

  As with most international adventures, a trip through South America should include copious amounts of eating. This continent is certain not to disappoint no... Read more

  Posted on 23 April 2014 DESTINATIONS, TRAVEL, VACATION

• Casacarboni Italian Cooking School & Enoteca, Barossa Valley

  

  Owners, Fiona and Matteo CarboniMatteo and Fiona appropriately met at a winery in Australia when Matteo was visiting the country on a working holiday visa. Read more

  Posted on 21 April 2014 DESTINATIONS, TRAVEL, VACATION

• Los Angeles Exploration and Public Transportation

  

  Los Angeles and public transportation seem to be diametrically opposed, but the City of Angels does have a well-placed system of buses accessible from numerous... Read more

  Posted on 20 April 2014 DESTINATIONS, TRAVEL, VACATION

• An Indian Wedding at Kuala Lumpur’s Batu Caves

  

  When wandering through temples anywhere in Asia, it’s not unusual to stumble across some sort of celebration, ceremony or ritual as it carries on. Read more

  Posted on 19 April 2014 DESTINATIONS, TRAVEL, VACATION

• Cuisine Minceur: Eat, Pay, More

  

  John M. Edwards explores the popular Foodie movement of “Cuisine Minceur” (small food), invented in Les Landes, France, wherein gullible gourmands counting... Read more

  Posted on 19 April 2014 DESTINATIONS, TRAVEL, VACATION

• What to Do in Seoul

  

  When traveling to East Asia Western tourists often hawk to Tokyo or cities in China, not to mention Hong Kong, which attracts an astonishing 50 million... Read more

  Posted on 17 April 2014 DESTINATIONS, TRAVEL, VACATION

• Lizard Island, Remote Luxury

  

  Arrival You are on a 10-seater looking out of the window. The azure waters glisten out of the side windows with spectacular coral reefs coming into view as the... Read more

  Posted on 14 April 2014 DESTINATIONS, TRAVEL, VACATION

• Spain: Help, Help Me Ronda!

  

  John M. Edwards gets vertigo and yells help in a lofty Andalusian precipice town where Walt Disney’s family supposedly originally came from. . . . Read more

  Posted on 13 April 2014 DESTINATIONS, TRAVEL, VACATION

• Special Jungle Curry: Thai Street Food, Close Encounters of the Third-World Kind

  

  An American backpacker cannot decide whether budget restaurants or street food offer the best fetish of freshness until he visited one of Thailand’s best outdoo... Read more

  Posted on 12 April 2014 DESTINATIONS, TRAVEL, VACATION

• Through Death and Sky

  

  “Welcome to Fiji”, announced the captain of the Atlantic Pacific, Boeing 747-400. It had been a 10 hour and 45 minute flight from Los Angeles to Nadi, the... Read more

  Posted on 11 April 2014 DESTINATIONS, TRAVEL, VACATION