I’m very fortunate in that I get to travel a lot. Check out these travel stories for some of the most remarkable experiences. From dodging bullets in Paraguay to sea kayaking in Antarctica, there are a ton of stories worth digging into!
Hong Kong is Hot Property
There are a number of phrases I tend to (over)use. One of them is ?That?s nothing to write home about.? One of the things I?ve learned on this trip is that the most mundane things can be the most interesting. Indeed,...
Foreigners in Hong Kong
As I walked through the Hong Kong Garden, a t-shirt caught my eye. It said, "Gettysburg College." You don't see many of those in the States, let alone in Southeast Asia. So, I had to stop its' owner and say hello. You...
It’s Easy Being Tall in Hong Kong
As far as I can tell, Hong Kong is an excellent place to buy stuff. Everything seems to be connected to a shopping mall. Each park, hotel, tourist destination, road, bus stop, harbor, every everything is connected to a...
Good Morning Hong Kong! Or Evening? I’m Not Sure.
I don't know why. Well, I do know. It's because I'm an anomaly. But I love flying. Most people don't. Actually, to clarify, I'm probably the only person who enjoys flying. I'll put up with the long lines to take off my...
The Kennels of Amsterdam
The guy next to me on the flight from Cape Town was very talkative. At some point during the flight, he was complaining about his three hour layover, which prompted me to counter with the 11 hour stint I have here in...
Out of Africa
As I sat in a bar way back at Cape Town, International, I had no choice but to watch cricket. It was on the only television I could watch 13 hours ago. Come to think of it, that's been the only live television I've...
Reflections on Cape Town
If you haven't been to Cape Town, get here. It's a wonderful city even though "Call Me Maybe" is playing in the restaurant where I'm sitting now. Oh, wait. New song? "Truly, Madly, Deeply" by Savage Garden. Really?...
The International Drill Down
This morning, I felt a bit like a guy that I saw at Kirstenbosch Gardens yesterday. He didn't particularly want to be there so he was asking his friends, "What are we supposed to do here?" After a lengthy internal...
All Signs Point to Cape Point
This morning I was greeted again by Phillip -- this guy is everywhere. He helped me piece together some of the foggy memories from yesterday's wine tour. You see, when someone says they're going on a "wine tour," it's...
Napa has nothing on this?
What a surprise! This morning, Kurt the fax-master had something nice in store for me: A one-on-one tour of the wine country around Cape Town. Sunday is a slow day here. The driver was Phillip, from the Ukraine. He...