Home to millions of bright flashing neon lights, over the top hotels and casinos, A-list parties that last into wee hours of the morning on a daily basis and where many people win big…but more lose even bigger. Of course I am referring to Las Vegas, Nevada. Now while Sin City may be well known…
Shannon Anicas discovered her writing voice in 2005 following Hurricane Katrina’s destruction of her hometown region. She went on to publish numerous articles online and in print. Shannon also maintains a blog about her life and travels called “Shanna Says…” and can be found on Twitter and Facebook. While traveling through China and South Korea,…
With the second annual Travel Blog Exchange taking place this week in my backyard of New York City, I figured most of the blog posts this go around on the “Rewind” should include TBEX in them. It has been very interesting reading so many different bloggers write about their upcoming plans and expectations as it…
This week of course is the Travel Blog Exchange (which has been compared to Woodstock, the Academy Awards, the Super Bowl and Christmas by various bloggers). Now while all of us are very excited to hang out all weekend long with some amazing travel people, a few of us are a little impatient (and in…
Planning a trip to New York? Think your only option is Manhattan? Think again! Few people travel over the famed Brooklyn Bridge and check out “that other borough” because they believe it is a step down from the glitz and glamor of NYC. Not true my friends. You need to check out my home town…
This year marks the 100th anniversary of Father’s Day being celebrated in the United States. The annual holiday was started back on June 19, 1910 in Spokane, Washington by Sonora Smart Dodd to honor her father, Civil War veteran William Jackson Smart, who had raised her and five other siblings on his own after their…
The Maldives (also known as the Maldive Islands), is an island nation formed by a double chain of twenty-six atolls that stretch in a north-south direction off India’s Lakshadweep islands. It sits atop the Laccadive Sea, about 435 miles south-west of Sri Lanka. The Maldives is the smallest Asian country and with being only 4’11″…
Chris Christensen left his day job in January 2010 to focus on consulting, podcasting and blogging including his popular Amateur Traveler and This Week in Travel podcasts. Chris had been the Executive Vice President of Engineering and Operations for LiveWorld in Silicon Valley that runs online communities for companies like Marriott, American Express, eBay, Campbells,…