Traveling without plans
My trip to Colorado was by train from Cleveland to Chicago to Denver. Then by car I saw the state from as far north as Fort Collins, all the way down to the 4-corners. What follows is a photo essay (my FIRST photo essay!!) of this journey which happened back in 2008. The pictures were […]
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During the time of my visit in Las Vegas, the city held the 2 largest hotels in the world, along with another 26 of the top 50. Oddly enough, the #1 largest is not the one I thought it was. Frederick W. Smith, the founder and CEO of FedEx, saved his company by gambling in […]
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Before I begin, I would like to state that I’m from the U.S. and am very accustomed to the imperial system. So using the metric system is foreign to me, and has been fun learning, as it will prepare me for future adventures! Toronto is Canada’s largest city with a population now of almost 5.6 […]
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“Photos taken by the International Space Station reveal that Las Vegas is the brightest city in the world as seen from space. If all the neon lights along the three mile strip were lined up, it would create a train of lights over 15,000 miles long.” What happens when a small town is created and […]
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What thoughts come to mind when someone mentions the city of Las Vegas? Casinos, gambling, neon lights, and massive spending? Those are some common immediate thoughts that come to mind for many people. While they aren’t necessarily wrong, you can easily do without the massive spending. And if you aren’t the gambling type, believe me, […]
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So, everyone’s movie preference is different, some people want to see violence and gore, others want to see romance and drama. This list is for travel inspiring movies that just simply inspire the adventurous part inside you; well, at least they do for me. As always, when it comes to entertainment, this list is personal […]
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Did you know that France covers 12 time zones, Canada has over 3,000,000 lakes, or that there are 820 different languages spoken in Papua New Guinea? Well, you can probably find these facts on the internet, but what you can’t do is experience these facts unless you travel there…… And yes, I did some research […]
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If you haven’t already, read Part 1 here. Finally…. Dinner! Continuing on from where I left off last week, my 2nd day I moved to a different hotel. I originally had only planned to be in Wilmington for 2 nights, but ended up staying for a 3rd. So on my 2nd day after finishing my […]
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Delaware… The very first state of the USA. This state isn’t really known for anything else at all, there’s no major well known city, everyone who visits usually flies into Philadelphia International and is almost always on a business trip of some sort. And what’s the most popular business reason? Lawyers apparently, but I’ll get […]
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The biggest sites and attractions are always downtown, aren’t they? Arrival at Philadelphia International I left the airport in my 2015 rental car and headed towards downtown Philly. Well, on a quick side note, let me tell you a quick story. I’m not a big fan of modern mobile technology, like cell phones and tablets […]
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