A couple days ago, this TravelPod post reminded me of something … A few months back, I sat quietly pondering... Read More
(Do they still publish Penthouse forums? I digress …) Dave at GoBackpacking.com was kind enough to tag me with a... Read More
Every time I learn a new word – a word I’ve never heard before – something strange happens: I’ll continue... Read More
I love The Discovery Channel. And all it’s little sister channels – The Travel Channel, TLC, Discovery Health and on... Read More
Steven Wiltshire, an autistic savant who’s known as “The Living Camera”, can accurately sketch a five yard wide pencil drawing... Read More
Forget gun violence and illegal immigration. We need Congress to take a look at three gestures that are ruining American... Read More
On the heels of a post from the other day questioning my fellow bloggers’ work flow, I’m curious to hear... Read More
Still using Internet Explorer to browse the web? You’re missing out! If you have your own blog, you read other... Read More
Tsk tsk. I think not. I was pleasantly surprised however to find that Telegraph.co.uk published an article titled Gap year... Read More
A while back, I started a post entitled something like The Seven Tenets of Travel. The number is irrelevant as... Read More
They’ve got the dress code down ©Kevin Ryder Tokyo tourists are welcomed to the normal and abnormal when it comes... Read More
Admittedly, I’m a bit of a grump when it comes to glossy, over-commercialized media fluff pieces, particularly as relates to... Read More
So you’ve decided to be a idiot long-term traveler and give up your life back home, albeit temporarily (maybe), to... Read More
The Tribewanted project is part Myspace, part reality-TV show Survivor. With over 1,100 inhabitants so-far, this unique social experiment seems... Read More
Lately, there’s been a number of memes passed around this great clique of travel bloggers of which I consider myself... Read More
This Week in Offbeat Travel is published every Saturday at noon Eastern. It’s my attempt to compile a list of... Read More
Remember when I professed my love for Tokyo and all things Japanese? Of course you do – it was about... Read More
… my old feed, that is. On an administrative note, I’ve decided to let FeedBurner handle all of my RSS... Read More
This is just plain weird. A site that caters to barf bag collectors. Need I say more?... Read More
A few personal, quick hits para Cinco de Mayo: Due to a whole mess of circumstances, I’ve decided to push... Read More







