One of Mexico’s pearls on the Pacific, Zihuatanejo (or ‘Zi-wa’ as many locals affectionately call it) is a chilled-out seaside paradise that still manages to fly a bit under the tourist radar. Well, with one huge notable exception, but we will get to that a little bit later on. I spent a few weeks …
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Travelly Picture: Batu Caves, Malaysia
When you visit Kuala Lumpur, you are legally required to visit Batu Caves. Well, at least it seems that way anyway. It’s a cool place though, because there’s some steep steps, some mischievous monkeys, and a shrine to a god. Here’s a picture from the top of the steps of some statue and the metropolis …
Travelly Picture: Fruit Store on Isla Holbox, Mexico
Isla Holbox is an island off the coast of Mexico that feels more Caribbean than Mexican. Case in point, this colorful store. I may not speak Spanish, but when I saw the sign, I figured we could buy some fruit there. We did, and then we ate it.
You Could Always Go To Romania
Let’s just say you’ve decided to go ahead and come over to Europe. First off, congratulations for making that fabulous decision, you won’t regret a thing, ‘promise. I’d like to take this opportunity to humbly suggest that while you are probably penciling in going to places like Italy, France, England, and Germany, that you could …
The Stuttgart Beer Festival: Better Than Oktoberfest?
The calendar is on its tenth turn, I’m wearing a checked shirt, grasping a frothy stein of beer, standing on a bench singing – well, mumbling at a very high volume – the words to German folk songs in a tent with thousands of other revelers. Obviously, it’s Oktoberfest Munich time again. (insert record …
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Travelly Picture: The Cotswolds, England
So we moved to England last week. I guess I forgot to tell you about that, but yeah, we drove a car from Amsterdam all the way to England by way of the Chunnel. On our first night in England, we stayed in a pretty area called the Cotswolds, and here’s a picture I took of …
Mt. Charleston: One of Las Vegas’ Best Kept Secrets
When I touched down in Las Vegas for the first time, I was genuinely surprised to see mountains ringing the city. Now, I suppose I should have known that Sin City was circled by peaks, but it had just never occurred to me. I honestly thought Las Vegas was a sandy place with dunes a …
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You Could Always Go to Bologna, Italy
When we dream of going to Italy (and we all dream of going to Italy at some point), we don’t typically spend much too much time thinking about Bologna. Naah, it’s usually the ‘big three’ of Rome, Venice, and Florence that tend to star in our Italian fantasy films, with places like Cinque Terre , …
Travelly Picture: Beguinage in Bruges, Belgium
Everything you’ve heard about Bruges, Belgium is true: it’s historic, it’s pretty, and it’s overrun. It’s tough to escape the crowds in Bruges, but visiting the Beguinage (an old place where devout women used to live) gives you a fighting chance. Here’s a picture I took of it.
Here’s A Laundry List of Reasons to Love Ljubljana, Slovenia
It happened a few years ago. I was just sitting there, minding my own business, reading (thumbing) through the pages of my trusty European guide book. I stumbled across a place called Ljubljana, Slovenia. Ljubljana was described in cliché phrases such as a ‘cozy’ ‘cafe-centric’ ‘split by a romantic river’, ‘crowned by a stoic castle’, …
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