You can count on seeing all sorts of crazy things in Australia – termite mounds, bizarre rock formations, sharp-beaked and cantankerous cassowaries, just to name … Read the rest
Category: Accommodations
Places to stay – hotels, tents, yurts, homestays, hostels and beyond!
Escape Winter’s Clutches in New Zealand
Snow is great when it first starts falling. But give it a month, and you’ll be ready to get away from it. So where should … Read the rest
Why I Like Hotels Better than B & Bs
Someone needs to explain what’s so great about “bed and breakfasts” to me.
I listen to so many people go on and on breathlessly about … Read the rest
7 Cool Ways to Recycle an Airplane
These days, recycling is cool. And so are airplanes – even the Honda Civic of the skies that is the 737.
That makes recycling airplanes … Read the rest
48 Hours in Queenstown, New Zealand
If New Zealandgave birth to adrenaline sports, Queenstown is where those sports gestated. It’s flanked by the aptly named Remarkables mountain range, perched … Read the rest
Rating Hotels in New Zealand
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| You’re not supposed to feed him, but he’s hard to resist. Woodlyn Park   From nz2 |
Booking a hotel on the other side of … Read the rest
The world’s coolest hotel … and one of the coldest!
About a year ago, I talked to a teenager who stayed in the world’s coolest hotel. He made an awesome visit to Sweden to stay … Read the rest
Lonsdale Quay Hotel: Three Things to Know
A few years ago, I visited Seattle and uncovered a love of the Pacific Northwest that I didn’t know I had. And many people, including … Read the rest
The dirt on Hopkins, Belize
Hopkins, Belize, is the place to get away from Starbucks. Traffic. Commercialism. Even ATMs.
Hopkins, Belize, is a town of about 1,000 people. And I’m … Read the rest