Visiting destinations whose outdoor temperatures regularly reach a level of “Okay, this hurts my face,” has, oddly enough, always come with a certain level of fascination for me. What’s even more fascinating than the prospect of visiting such a place is the fact that people actually live in places where the mercury has a difficult time getting past 40 degrees Fahrenheit or so, even in the warmer months of the year.
Read MoreAlert, Nunavut, is the kind of place I used to look up on my laptop when I was supposed to be paying attention during class in college, the kind of place that is so unusual or awesomely difficult to get to that it presented a natural magnetic attraction for me.
Read MoreYou're probably aware of the ginormous Christmas tree that lights up New York's Rockefeller Center every winter, the ice skating rink that appears in Chicago's Millennium Park, and *insert some third semi-nationally-well-known Christmas event or activity* but did you know there is a tiny town smack dab in the middle of Michigan where Christmas rages for 365 days a year?
Read MoreDecember is nigh upon us and that means one thing (if you discount all the other things it means): Holiday Nights at Greenfield Village are just around the corner.
Read MoreThere are two things in this life that I hold in highest regard, and those are 1) literature, poetry, or anything having to do with writing and 2) travel.
Read MoreOn a Thursday night at about half past eight in the evening, I sat down with my younger brother and a friend of ours in a quaint little joint on Quincy Street in Hancock, Michigan. Looking over the menu, I steered my eyes toward the breakfast items.
Read MoreFor 12 years, booking-tours.com has been helping travelers find their way when it comes to Israel, Jordan, and other Middle Eastern destinations — places I know a little something about, as longtime readers of this blog may recall
Read MoreWhile the cold weather sets in, it seems like a pretty great time to do some California dreamin'. And, besides getting your lazy bum on a plane and flying out there, what could be better for California dreamin' than listening to a California-inspired playlist?
Read MoreDespite the negativity people love to share, I’ve always kind of romanticized Detroit. Sure, there are challenges to be faced, just like anywhere else, but we don’t always need to focus on what’s going wrong; sometimes it’s necessary to shine a light on the good stuff. And in this case, the good stuff we’re talking about is coffee — the black nectar of the gods — and the spots in Detroit that are serving it up right.
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