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  • Kingmik dogsled tours8January 25, 2012

    My Birthday and Dogsledding Through Two Provinces

    Tomorrow is my birthday and for the 8th year in a row I’m 29, amazing feat really. Since it’s my birthday, I thought I’d write about two things I love: dogs and travel. No, it’s not a story about some strange traveling dog or how…
  • Dead Sea Jordan4January 24, 2012

    Five Reasons to Visit Jordan in 2012

    1. Safe and stable so far – The reverberations of the 2011 Arab Spring have been felt throughout the Middle East, and they’re not over yet. The instability in Egypt especially has had a lasting impact on tourism not only in that country, but surrounding…
  • Banff4January 22, 2012

    Five (non-ski) Reasons to Visit Banff in the Winter

    1. Tons of activities – Banff is one of the top ski destinations in the world, but if you’re like me and don’t ski (I just fall) there’s still a lot to do in and around this mountain town. We spent a long weekend in…
  • Petra Dog0January 22, 2012

    Reflections on a Petra Dog

      I took this photo in Petra, Jordan, while on a 10-hour exploration of the ancient site. It was hot, scorching really, and every living thing was seeking shade of some sort, including this little guy. Dogs traditionally are not well cared for in certain…
  • Frietmuseum Brugge4January 18, 2012

    In Honor of the Fry: Exploring the Frietmuseum in Brugge

    The Belgians are awesome. Unlike some other countries I won’t mention, they don’t care if everyone knows they like the best things in life. My best I mean the worst for them physically. To spend any time in Belgium is to learn to love beer,…
  • Middle Island Church St Kitts7January 17, 2012

    Four Reasons to Visit St. Kitts in 2012

    1. Lunch on a volcano — Although this may not have been my favorite activity, (please refer to my post Paying the Price for Lunch on a Volcano in St. Kitts) in retrospect, and after some intense psychotherapy, I have come to the realization that…
  • Kingmik Dogsled Tours6January 16, 2012

    Importance of Supporting Local Communities When You Travel

    A few weeks ago I published an informative guest post by Amanda Williams all about Sustainable Tourism. I particularly enjoyed the post because while it’s easy to bandy about the term ‘sustainable,’ very few people actually understand what it means to practice sustainable travel. I…
  • Amsterdam11January 15, 2012

    Amsterdam, How I Mucked it Up

    Our plan was a good one. Stay in Brussels and go on a few day trips to neighboring countries. Paris we love, so that was on the list. Germany is famous for its Christmas markets, so Cologne quickly made the cut. Bruges was a short…
  • Kingmik Dogsled13January 15, 2012

    Best of Banff in Photos

    I spent a long weekend exploring the winter playground of Banff, Alberta, Canada at the invitation of Banff Lake Louise Tourism. Since I had never been to this part of Canada before, the goal was to both explore the region and to highlight some of…
  • Banff Lake Louise Tourism/Paul Zizka8January 11, 2012

    Follow Me to Banff, Banff, Banff

      I’m a big fan of the old (is 80/90s old?) comic strip Calvin and Hobbes. When Bill Watterson was still writing, I read every strip and bought every book. One of my favorite strips was a Sunday color version featuring Calvin and Hobbes having…
  • Dreams resort3January 11, 2012

    The No-Holds Barred Review of Dreams Resorts

    Last year I was approached by AMResorts, the provider of sales, marketing and brand management services to five brands of exclusive resort properties in Mexico and the Dominican Republic, to work together in a partnership to help promote their properties. I researched the brands and…
  • French Fry Museum Bruges1January 10, 2012

    Surprising Divisions in Belgium – A Schooling in the Meaning of Flanders

      I would consider myself well educated in the ways of international relations and politics (wait, don’t fall asleep, yet). I have a couple degrees in the subject, back in the day I even specialized in Western Europe, spoke some languages — all in all…
  • Sydney Opera House Tour3January 10, 2012

    Australia Travel Tips

    Australia Travel Tips   Australia is a huge country that offers something for everyone, beaches, cities, deserts and everything in between. To get the most out of the vast continent/country would take years, and even then you’d be missing something. For the casual traveler though,…
  • Four Seasons Manele1January 9, 2012

    Four Reasons to Visit Lanai in 2012

    1. Luxury — With two of the three hotels on the island belonging to Four Seasons, luxury is no doubt part of the agenda on Lanai. But it’s a different kind of luxury, a more homey, enjoyable Lanai luxury that’s really hard to find. Yes,…
  • St. Kilda Melbourne1January 9, 2012

    Perfect Evening in St. Kilda

    After spending almost a week in the dusty Outback, the last thing I thought I would have wanted was a return to nature. But there I was, sitting at the desk in our spacious room at the InterContinental Rialto thumbing through the guide book trying…
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