Nothing in the world is better than breakfast cereal. A couple months ago I was writing about the Kinks in my daily journal, and the subject led me in a long missive on cereal. Then I stopped to check a few things online, and learned about Dr Caleb Jackson — a very interesting man. A Civil War-era health nut entrepreneur with a crazy-long … Read on
Dean Reed, who died 25 years ago today in East Berlin, is my vote for one of the most fascinating people of all time. He outran a mule, picked up a random hitch-hiker with a Capitol Records contact that led to his recording contract, got huge in Uruguay, had dinner dates with Che Guevara, was the first rock star to appear in the … Read on
Episode # 049 F E A T U R I N G * 1 4 3 * B O N U S * S E C O N D S It’s been one year since the ’76-Second Travel Show’ probed every alley of New York to find the most worthy presidential experience to have for a president’s day weekend in the Big Apple: … Read on
Episode #048 F E A T U R I N G * 7 1 * B O N U S * S E C O N D S I’ve jumped from Soviet aircraft, thrown lead weights at dynamite in Bogota, and even been on a horse in upstate New York. But in Quebec City, I found something I just couldn’t do: a night … Read on
Video blogger and Nova Scotian Cailin O’Neil of Travel Yourself was kind enough to ask me questions about the ’76-Second Travel Show.’ I talk about why I went ’76,’ where and how I got the travel bug, and share some traditionally bad advice on how to make videos yourself. Fun! Here’s the full interview.
Episode #047F E A T U R I N G * 6 9 * B O N U S * S E C O N D S Maybe the question for travel in 2011 isn’t what you’ll see, but what you’ll hear? Here’s my defense of closing your eyes for Lonely Planet.
