Ocean Exploration

Anyone have a spare $60,000 collecting dust in a shoebox? I will gladly take it off your hands and use it to buy myself a private dive down to the Titanic wreck in 2012, the 100th anniversary of the disaster, with Deep Ocean Expeditions. As their website states, ‘We are currently accepting bookings for [...]

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Disney, Baby!

In the short period of the past 8 days, my life has been consumed with last minute trip-planning to Disneyland, in addition to being in shock that I have a baby growing inside me.  There’s been a lot to think about.

I’m traveling to California early Tuesday morning with my parents and brother (recently returned [...]

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Ruin

Having just made a post about my love of visiting rotting and decrepit old places, here is a great book that is worth perusing: Ruin: Photographs of a Vanishing America by Brian Vanden Brink.  No commentary, just photos.  Here are some of my favorites:

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Luxurious Living

I suppose luxury hotels can’t be the norm for every vacation, but I sure like to imagine that they could be!

These romantic bungalows are, in my opinion, the hallmark of a visit to the island of Bora Bora in the South Pacific. At the St. Regis Bora Bora Resort, one of the favorites of [...]

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Off the Tourist Trail

I’ve never considered hiking (or any other physically strenuous outdoor activity for that matter) to be a travel experience.   In the past I’ve thought of it as something you do when you want to burn tons of calories and want to see some nice scenery while you’re at it.  Thankfully I’m beyond that way [...]

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Abandoned

One of my favorite things about taking a road trip is going off the beaten path to scout out old abandoned homes and buildings.  There is something quite eerie about them.  These places probably once held fond memories for many people, but are now forgotten by everyone.  The stories of these buildings are long gone [...]

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Creativity amid Conflict

Chim-chim-cheree.  Supercalifragilisticexpialidocious.  Chitty Chitty Bang Bang. I think these words are almost universally recognizable to every child and adult living today.  For those who’ve watched Mary Poppins, Chitty Chitty Bang Bang, or other Disney film from the 60′s, the most memorable part of the movie is the music.  The songs from these films are simply [...]

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