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Sauce Hostal Ollantaytambo Sacred Valley

By |2019-07-06T09:45:46-05:00October 3rd, 2017|Categories: Advice, South America|Tags: , , , , , |

Sauce Hostal Ollantaytambo Sacred Valley.  Sauce Hostal is located in the heart of, a quaint village of 10,000 in the Sacred Valley. Ollantaytambo is a great base to explore the valley and also a great midpoint between Machu Picchu and Cusco. In fact, I made Ollantaytambo my home base for three days to explore the area [...]

President Trump, They Are Coming To Get You

By |2020-11-08T09:42:25-06:00May 10th, 2017|Categories: Advice, Africa, Asia|Tags: , , |

President Trump, They Are Coming To Get You.  Candidate Trump controversially called for a complete ban of Muslims when he stated: “Donald J. Trump is calling for a total and complete shutdown of Muslims entering the United States until our country's representatives can figure out what the hell is going on.” https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LRxozK6Bpvk There are approximately 1.6 [...]

12 Days In Algeria – A Practical Guide

By |2024-01-17T10:08:46-06:00May 8th, 2017|Categories: Advice, Africa|Tags: , , , , , , , , , |

12 Days In Algeria – A Practical Guide.  Compared to its northern neighbors of Egypt, Tunisia, or Morocco there is not a lot of information for travelers when visiting Algeria.  In this post, I want to share with you some practical advice and information as 12 Days In Algeria – A Practical Guide well as [...]

Mrauk U Princess Resort

By |2019-07-06T10:35:16-05:00March 29th, 2017|Categories: Advice, Asia|Tags: , , , , , , |

Mrauk U Princess Resort.  I am not sure how they did this, almost like sleight of hand.  My car rolled up to the Mrauk U Princess Resort.  I slid out of the seat, covered in dust, sweaty after a full day of exploring the temples.  And there waiting for me was a staff member, with a cold, [...]

Three Days of Luxury in Khao Lak

By |2019-07-06T10:38:04-05:00March 8th, 2017|Categories: Advice, Asia|Tags: , , , , |

Three Days of Luxury in Khao Lak.  Travel blogging does not rank highly in the hierarchy of well-paid careers, but it does come with some awesome benefits.  After spending three days roughing it on Surin Islands in very rustic accommodations (either tents or simple bungalows), I arrived at the JW Marriott Khao Lak Resort & Spa [...]

Signs You Do Not See At Home

By |2021-04-12T16:38:03-05:00June 19th, 2016|Categories: Advice|Tags: , , |

Signs You Do Not See At Home.  Often when traveling overseas, I am amused, confused, and intrigued by signage that I come across.  Here are some signs I typically do not see back home. Afghanistan There are a lot of guns in Afghanistan.  As I entered this park in the middle of Kabul, I noted this [...]

Tourism Fails

By |2019-07-06T10:53:32-05:00June 8th, 2016|Categories: Advice, Asia, Europe|Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , , |

Tourism Fails As someone who travels constantly, I have numerous interactions with airlines, hotels, tour providers, and everything in between. I witness the superlative and the truly, incredibly awful. I will be highlighting interactions with the latter.  I spend countless hours of my time and thousands of dollars righting these wrongs. Mystic Blue - Entertainment Cruises [...]

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