Great 4th of July Firework Displays Around the United States

Jul 03, 2010 3 Comments by Andrew Hickey

Before you head out to a packed airport or major traffic on the highways this Independence Day weekend, check out this colorful collection of firework displays around the United States.

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Five Irish Pubs in the U.S. I Like to Get Drunk In

Mar 17, 2010 4 Comments by Andrew Hickey

I admit, trying to provide you with the top five best Irish pubs in the country might be a wee bit insane. But every travel site offers their version of the best Irish pubs, so I figured since I have visited a few watering holes around this great nation of ours, why not be a [...]

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Send Me Somewhere Results – Week Seven

Dec 18, 2009 12 Comments by Andrew Hickey

…and then there were two. After seven weeks of voting for where to send me on my next trip, only two cities remain. If you have been following the voting each week than it should come as no surprise that both Montreal and New Orleans are now in the finals. That means Austin joins Seattle, [...]

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Send Me Somewhere Results – Week Six

Dec 11, 2009 6 Comments

Then there were three. After showing some signs of life the Windy City just could not hang out in the final weeks. Chicago has been eliminated from the “Send Me Somewhere” competition. For most of the week the four cities stayed in the same position, except for one day when there was a tie for [...]

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Send Me Somewhere Results – Week Five

Dec 04, 2009 2 Comments

I have been singing in the shower for a few weeks now in preparation  for tonight’s first ever “Twitaoke” (Twitter Karaoke). Hosted by the travel geek’s at SoSauce.com, it will be a little get together of about 20 travel writers, travel bloggers and just plain travel addicts. Hope to see some of you there. But [...]

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Send Me Somewhere Results – Week Four

Nov 27, 2009 No Comments

I am writing to you this Friday from the cozy Tarrytown House in Tarrytown, New York. Located about 25 miles outside of the Big Apple, this beautiful hotel is where I will be resting my head for the night. Tomorrow I will be heading back into the city to catch the ACES train for a [...]

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Send Me Somewhere Results – Week Three

Nov 20, 2009 No Comments

Another week of voting has come to an end and this week not one, but two cities were kicked off the island…er I mean eliminated. To just backtrack before I give the results, to show you how unpredictable this voting has become, last week’s favorite city Montreal was in dead last for six out of [...]

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Send Me Somewhere Results – Week Two

Nov 13, 2009 No Comments

Another week and another city gets the boot. As I mentioned on Twitter and hear in previous weeks, I am looking to go away in early 2010 and would like for you to help me out with the location. I am calling it  “send me somewhere” and I ask for a single vote each week [...]

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Send Me Somewhere Results – Week One

Nov 06, 2009 3 Comments

Last week I asked you to send me somewhere and you sure did make your voices heard loud and clear. Just to catch you up in case you missed the announcement last week and were too lazy to click my link in the last sentence, I need help planning my next trip for early next [...]

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Plan My Next Trip

Oct 30, 2009 7 Comments

As you may know by now, I really like to travel. I also assume that if you read my blog that you also really like to travel. I mean I am always looking to visit some faraway locale and usually have the next destination planned before my current trip is over. As a travel junkie, [...]

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Guest Nomad: Tourist Happily Trapped In NYC

Oct 19, 2009 1 Comment

This week’s “Guest Nomad” is Laura Kyle. Laura is an SEO and travel writer living in Texas’ weirdest city, Austin. Most of her work can be found on Vacation Rentals.com, the #1 site for vacation rental deals. Tourist Happily Trapped In NYC It’s okay to be a tourist when you’re little. Pointing your finger up [...]

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