Guest Nomad: Buenos Aires – Paris at the Cost of Pesos

Jun 04, 2010 No Comments by Andrew Hickey

This week’s “Guest Nomad” is Marcello Arrambide. An addicted globetrotter, Marcello got tired of spending one or two weeks travelling around the world.  Looking for a way out he started Day Trading in the stock market to allow him to work anywhere in the world.  He has lived in three different continents and his current project is [...]

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Readers Vent: Cities You Don’t Want to Visit Again

Jun 02, 2010 No Comments by Andrew Hickey

Wow…why so angry? Actually I loved all the comments left on last week’s post about “Cities I Do Not Want to Visit Again” so much that I wanted to share some of the more “colorful” with you. First though, the reason I wrote this post was to show people that yes you can be travel [...]

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Travel Blog Rewind: What I’ve Been Reading Online

May 25, 2010 11 Comments by Andrew Hickey

With 3,402,493 travel blogs online (that number is accurate, no need to double check), it can sometimes be a bit overwhelming and time consuming to check each and site out. So each week I will provide you with a little “Travel Blog Rewind” of what I thought was worthy of passing on to you. Read [...]

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26 Hours in Paris

May 18, 2010 16 Comments

When I originally set out on this trip it was suppose to be “24 Hours in Paris”, but due to a pesky ash cloud hovering over the Atlantic, I was stuck an extra two hours in Paris and this is now my “26 Hours in Paris.” Here is my recap from an extreme whirl wind [...]

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All-New “Brooklyn Nomad” Launches on Travel Tuesday May 18

May 17, 2010 6 Comments

Sorry for the lack of updates, but over the last week I have been tending to my little nomad, planning my 24 hours in Paris (which I am still recovering from) and working on an all-new design and look for “The Brooklyn Nomad” travel blog. When I launched this site on March 1, 2009, I [...]

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Help Me Plan 24 Hours in Paris

May 05, 2010 25 Comments

A week from Friday I will be venturing off to Paris, France for an extremely brief visit. That’s because when my plane lands down in Orly Airport just before 9am, I will only have 24 hours to take in a city that many people feel is impossible to see in a day. But I would [...]

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Christmas Around the World, Part I

Dec 24, 2009 No Comments

Happy Holidays! Hope everyone has a great couple of days with family and friends. Bottom line is that no matter how far you travel, coming home is still one of the best places to be. Here are some images of Christmas around the world. Check back tomorrow for even more shots from holiday season celebrations. [...]

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Travel Experts Reveal More Dirt From The Road

Oct 07, 2009 3 Comments

Well yesterday’s article was pretty revealing. I mean we had some very sinful travel experts get a lot off their chest. In fact it got so bad that I needed to close down the confession booth for 24-hours. But I am back with even MORE travel confessions. I will try to keep it a little [...]

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Airline To Auction Seats On Inaugural Airbus A380 Flights

Aug 04, 2009 11 Comments

It is an enormous, double-decker, four-engine piece of aviation machinery. Yes the Airbus A380 is truly something that makes even the bravest traveler cringe just a little bit when first laying eyes on it. Of course I want to try it out…but alas I can not afford a ticket on this amazing airplane. But if [...]

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Sunday Travel Shot: Tour De France

Jul 26, 2009 2 Comments
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Move Over Porta-Potty, Urilift Solves a “Wee” Travel Issue

Jul 07, 2009 2 Comments

Well when you gotta go…you gotta go. So the next time you are traveling in a city like Amsterdam, Belfast, and London, be careful when walking down certain streets at night. That seemingly innocent looking manhole cover might start to slowly rise up from the ground to reveal…a bathroom?! One of the most ingenious ideas [...]

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