The Atlantic takes an interesting look at the economic effects of mass export and trade on the Shenzhen district of... Read More
Destinations
… hilarity ensues at “the longest and bloodiest morning bull run at the San Fermin festival in the northeastern city... Read More
Artwork © Marc Séguin, Pied de cochon, 2003, Photo: Éliane Excoffier. When one thinks of CNR, one’s mind goes right... Read More
This is just too good. A great tip for any potential fugitives among my readership who are planning to travel... Read More
I’ve been a trivia geek for as long as I can remember. My mom and I would occasionally bring the... Read More
Now this is just wrong. WorldHum is reporting on Japan’s latest sushi crisis: … given fishing limits and international demand... Read More
From my Worst Case Scenario: Survival calendar: John Krohn began a walk along the perimeter of the United States with... Read More
… and come back again when you can’t stay so long! A Framingham man called in to Mike Barnicle’s show... Read More
The dream of one day climbing Mt. Everest is a persistent fantasy in my grab bag of travel ideas. But,... Read More
The Japanese never cease to amaze me. It seems no game show, food, or outlandish technology (see Chindogu) is ever... Read More
This is something you don’t hear every day. It appears the Chileans have done something to anger the gods. Via... Read More
Amsterdam is a city of contradictions … Nah, too cliche. Amsterdam – the hazy Paris of the East … Nope.... Read More
… oh and we’re paying you to do it too. Huh?!? Such is the life of the “working” stiffs at... Read More
The following events transpired on Thursday, May 24, 2007. Oddly enough, in all the times I’ve made the trek from... Read More
There’s nothing like trying a new microbrew beer – especially an international one – for the first time. And even... Read More
After two days, I’m still decompressing from every bit of travel goodness we managed to cram into just four days... Read More
K’s had one helluva birthday this year in what seems like a week-long celebration. Parties, booze, Yahtzee, staying up past... Read More
A while back I wrote how I think most folks are bad tourists in their own hometown. I plead guilty.... Read More
Lately I’ve been thinking about the strange irony of writing a travel blog while not actually traveling. In my heart,... Read More
(I easily spent seventeen or eighteen seconds crafting the title of this post. Seriously.) As if returning home from an... Read More