Okayama: Gyoza, Dinosaurs and the Packers
It’s nearly 10 pm and I am wandering the side streets in Okayama, a city I’ve never been to before.
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Photo from Shinjuku
A Tuesday morning coffee break by a fountain halfway underground. This my last day in Shinjuku, Tokyo. The rushing waters
Read MoreMy Bangkok ‘Hood: Bangchak Market
It’s hard to justify cooking at home in Thailand when you can go to a local market and bring back
Read MoreDueling Seafood: Red and Green in Bangkok’s Chinatown
Red and Green seafood. No, it’s not a Christmas-themed dish. They are the two nicknames of the two most popular
Read MoreTravel Photo: Spider in Trinidad
You know how when your headlights hit an animal at night their eyes glow? Yeah, not cool when it’s a
Read MoreSeoul Style: A Different Kind of Bulgogi
My last meal in Korea for a while was with friends. Bulgogi? I said, sure, I like bulgogi usually for
Read MoreTop city breaks
When you fancy getting away from it all but don’t have the time to relax on a beach for a
Read MoreTaking your beer, mead or wine camping – without glass
We did a lot of paddling on Wisconsin rivers this summer, and what you may not know is that a
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Paddling Northeastern Wisconsin: Pine and Wisconsin Rivers
Last weekend I caught up with Traveling Ted who was on his way back from a week on Isle Royale
Read MoreThe Anniversary of the Mad Traveler
or Teaching the Ape Travel Writing Today is what I like to call the anniversary of my “blog” – though
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Paddling the Black River in Wisconsin
About mid-way through our 40 canoe paddle trips for my guidebook Paddling Wisconsin, we headed up I-94 near Black River
Read MoreGreat Taste of the Midwest 2013 Photos
I had the great pleasure to attend the Great Taste of the Midwest again this year, this time in the
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Paddling the La Crosse River
Our Canoe Trip on the La Crosse River Last weekend we finally hit the halfway mark writing my book Paddling
Read MoreMilwaukee Brewfest 2013 Photo Gallery
Well, it was a marvelous fall day in July in Milwaukee. Perfect day for a beer festival right down by
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Paddling Wisconsin: The Wild Side of the Milwaukee River
We did the urban Milwaukee paddle already, through the amazing green corridor on the north side of the City of
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Floods in Wisconsin and Paddling the Bark River
As Wisconsin is going through what is allegedly the wettest summer on record, it is a tricky time to be
Read MoreDonald Driver Gets a Street Named For Him in Titletown
I have to justify my travels sometimes. When I heard that now-retired Green Bay Packers wide receiver Donald Driver was
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Paddling on the Wolf River in Wisconsin
After our Door County kayak trip to Garrett Bay last weekend, we headed for Shawano, Wisconsin to pick up one
Read MoreChecking Out the Virgin Galactic Terminal
From time to time, as a travel journalist, I get a look behind the curtain. Last summer on a trip
Read MoreKayaking in Door County: Garrett Bay
Garrett Bay lies at the northern tip of the Door Peninsula in Wisconsin (the thumb of the mitten, jutting out
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