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The Great Lakes Aquarium is a Great Place for Kids

The aquarium in Duluth, MN is very cool. It is an enormous three story building that focuses on fresh water exhibits. It is the largest aquarium in the United States that is focused on fresh water fish displays. The Great Lake Aquarium is housed in a three story building on the shores of Lake Superior. [...]

The Transglobe Community

It’s always refreshing to see companies doing good works in the communities they serve.  It’s the big difference between service and self-serving ideas of community, in fact, that make the difference for our children’s future.  A brief look at TransGlobe Property Management reaveals that, clearly, this is a company that’s been working with a sense [...]

Museums of Barcelona

Barcelona, Spain is a global city that is incredibly rich in its cultural heritage as well as the contemporary arts. It has amazing architecture and its buildings represent various eras and design genres. It also has some great museums including the National Museum of Art of Catalonia, The Picasso Museum and Fundacio Joan Miro. The [...]

Brisbane Gone Sideways

With a fantastically heady combination of urban adventures in a remarkable metropolis, and a wide variety of stunning natural landscape escapes, Brisbane is a gorgeous destination for world travelers.  Australia has a charm that is at turns elegant and rough, but always delightful, and in Brisbane it is exceptionally honed.  There are many splendid attractions [...]

Becoming a Foodie in Bombay

Somewhere along the way, I found myself having an extreme amount of fun in Bombay. Needless to say, I’ve been lax in my travel blog.  Plus, my laptop was adopted by my fellow travellers, so it seems when I do have time to blog, my laptop is no where around! I think I need to [...]

Going With a Friend on Business Trip to Singapore Leaves Time for Theatre and Food

It didn’t take Taylor very long to decide and say yes to the offer his friend Randy made regarding accompanying him on a business trip to Singapore. Taylor loved to travel, though he rarely had the opportunity to do so. He was still a student, majoring in international business, at the state university and this [...]

Art Galleries and Formula One Racing in Malaysia

Travis was just being his career as an art historian. Some of his business minded friends really had no idea what that meant, though two of them, Steve and John were happy to go with him on a trip to Malaysia when he said he wanted to do some research there. Having all recently graduated [...]

South Africa Espresso

With a landscape that is constantly shifting, stupendously gorgeous, and extremely complex, South Africa is one of the most fascinating places in the world to visit. It offers a sumptuous array of attractions for all ages. There are fantastic beaches, some of the best golf courses in the world, and tremendously interesting sites [...]

Indian Spice in Folklore and Myth

Singapore is a fascinating place by all accounts. There is always something new here, and something to offer visitors of all ages. A city-state with a complex and infinitely interesting history, Singapore is also an old port town, and has a long record of contact with other cultures. There are a number [...]

Visiting Knoxville Finally

I first encountered Knoxville, TN many years ago. I was helping a friend move from Arizona to PA. We were driving a truck full of her stuff and towing a car behind it all the way across the country. There were a lot of memorable site and fun times we had on that trip. We [...]

Garlic on the Grill

There’s nothing that smells like Summer like an outdoor grill.  Cooking outdoor isn’t just an activity for the warmer weather, however, because a grill can be used all year round.  There are so many splendid things that can be done to all kinds of seasonable meals, and for fresh fruits and vegetables as well.  Once [...]

The Reasons for Tire Wear and Tear

Many items on one’s vehicle must be replace over time, regardless of the diligence one spends in proper upkeep.  These items just simply wear out, and one of those are the tires on your car or truck wheels.   Most people may think that the purpose of their tires is to simply allow your car to [...]

Something in Sentosa

Yesterday was the most expensive day, but by far the most fun! We did so much on Sentosa island, it was totally amazing. We got on the cable car that brought us over here from the Mainland of Singapore, and that was an awesome way to travel, by the way. The docks are huge and [...]

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