Destination: America
Clearly, traveling is something that I love to do. I have been traveling pretty much my whole life because my parents were nutty hippies who owned a van and took to the road for most of my childhood. I never lost the desire to travel, but in the past couple of years my trips have certainly been few and far between. I miss what it is like to go somewhere new and explore and learn. So, while most people made goals and resolutions to lose weight or be healthy, I made a resolution to travel more once again. This time my trips are going to be a little different though. This time I want to see places and towns in the United States, my country. This year, 2012, will be my year of Destination: America. Where am I going to go? Well, I don’t have it all decided yet, but here are my top picks.
read moreWhat a Cruise Takes
Next time you are on that cruise you have been dying to take I want you to think of everything that goes into them just so that we will pay money to have fun on the open seas. Cruise ships can get massive and they aren’t likely to get any smaller, any time soon. Bigger is actually better in this case as the more rooms you have and the larger the public areas are, the more people you can fit onto the ship. More people equals more money and in turn creates a better experience the next time you go on a cruise. Cruise ships take lots and lots of time and money to get ready and small things like restocking the correct amount of food to beverages ratio can become a monumental task. All this so you can float on the ocean while swimming in a pool and sipping a cocktail. Isn’t modern life grand.
read moreWho Is Visiting Russia?
Russian tourism is, just as tourism does in many countries, helping to drive its battered economy during a time when the global financial markets seem to be most at odds with a nation emerging from years of socialist communism and trying to make it in a post-Cold War world. Still, many Westerners remain leery of the shadows of Russia’s past, and keep their distance with tourist dollars, preferring instead to spend their money on more culturally similar locales.
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