P is for Puffin
Friday, August 22nd, 2008 Posted in Places to See, What to do | 1 Comment »I was tempted to make this post P is for Pokin, but thought that might be a bit much. :p So puffins it is. Specifically I'm going to yabber about Atlantic Puffins. Puffin photo by mrpattersonsir's Aside from sea ...
It’s Safari Time
Friday, August 8th, 2008 Posted in Places to See, What to do | 2 Comments »aka 4 alternative things to do on a safari 1) Buck the trend – photograph the tourists. Coming back from a safari, it's usually show and tell time. "And here's the zebra, there's the elephant, oh-and a sleeping lion. And ...
How not to get into Pakistan
Monday, August 4th, 2008 Posted in Places to See | 1 Comment »I just discovered a traveler that made history yesterday by getting into Pakistan without a required visa. If you want to find out more about how NOT to enter Pakistan, check out Chris Guillebeau’s entertaining post – he even shares ...
Beijing Olympics - Feast your eyes out - Five architectural wonders to see when you go
Sunday, August 3rd, 2008 Posted in Cool sites, Places to See | 3 Comments »Beijing’s Aug 2008 Olympics = lots of bragging rights and high visibility. China took this opportunity to go to town, and built some pretty insane buildings for the occasion. Let’s take a tour - “Bird’s Nest” – Beijing National Stadium Photo says it ...
How to get into North Korea
Thursday, July 31st, 2008 Posted in Places to See | 3 Comments »Stevo from Asian Ramblings had a question that is quite practical in relation to the post on Six things to see in the Axis of Near Evil. He asked about how easy it was to get a visa for North ...
7 more reasons to hike Kilimanjaro
Tuesday, July 29th, 2008 Posted in Places to See, What to do | 1 Comment »I've always been fascinated by the continent of Africa. I also happen to like to climb tall things (my fear of heights notwithstanding :p.) So when I first saw the IMAX Movie about Kilimanjaro, I was hooked. Four years later, ...
So you wanna see a sea turtle?
Saturday, July 26th, 2008 Posted in Places to See | 8 Comments »(aka best places in the world to view sea turtles) So you wanna see a sea turtle or two. Or more. Where best? Good question! I suppose top turtle sighting locations depends a lot on how you wanna see your turtle. Here are ...
Six things to see in the Axis of Near Evil
Thursday, July 24th, 2008 Posted in Places to See | 16 Comments »In honor of North Korea’s recent downgrade from the Axis of Evil to the Axis of Near Evil, I decided to highlight six (an appropriate number ;) ) of their top attractions should you decide to go there. While it is ...
