It’s never been a great idea to plan any aspect of your life around a buzzword popularized by a terrible movie. And Bucket List, starring Jack Nicholson and Morgan Freeman as selfish dying strangers who run off in their final days to tackle a handful of testicular-swelling tasks, happens to be a terrible movie. It got panned on its release in 2006, yet it … Read on
Those who only give the Mekong Delta a $10 or $15 from Saigon only get a brief look at Ben Tre, which is nice enough but stuffed with visitors (though this shot is from that area). Lost over the past decade is how much easier it’s become to visit the delta on your own — using buses, hiring moto-taxis to go over ferries … Read on
Here’s my Guideposts interview about some inspiring destination ideas for spring break: Mexico, Kansas, using local sports as vehicle to meet locals, and helping communities recovering from natural disasters.
Everyone loves a list of what will happen in the world of travel, fashion, food, sports, news. And I fell for the temptation too, by producing my 2010 list for Lonely Planet. Of all the claims, I am most certain that Hanoi will win for the best birthday of the year in 2010. The Vietnamese capital has been planning celebrations for years — … Read on
Thursday is for Huggers Do we hug more when we travel? I mean, hug people you’ve known for 10 minutes and will never see again? I’ve had some memorable ones — by teachers on train platforms, grandparents on Polish balconies, drunk telephone line workers near a crocodile-filled pond in the Yucatan. But I’ve narrowed it down to my most memorable trio: IN A … Read on
IS NIC POLO THE REAL McPOLO?The new ’76-Second Travel Show’ — featuring 10 bonus seconds this time — professes to highlight a couple key, integral, possibly life-changing aspects of travel at least twice monthly. Letters will be read on the air (quickly) if you have any to offer. In the premiere episode, the notion that Marc Polo is a great traveler is (quickly) … Read on
