Three Mexico Cities have made the top 10 ‘Best Cities in the World’ by Condé Nast Traveler. The 2019 Readers Choice Awards tallied over 600,000 votes to determine the winners. Attitudes are shifting and it appears travelers are trading in all-inclusive resorts for culture, experiences and authenticity. 3 Cities in Mexico Ranked Best In The World …
I swear August went by faster than a bolt of lightning. Anyone with me on that? I can’t believe that as I write this blog today, I only have ONE WEEK LEFT at the RV. While most people might start packing the night before a trip, I have to start a little early because I …
After spending over 1000 nights in hotels the past 5 years, I like to think of myself as an expert traveler. I thought I knew all the hacks out there to make my stay more comfortable until I saw an ingenious post that has gone VIRAL on Twitter. The hotel hack posted by social media …
Walt Disney World park-goers were stuck for up to 3 hours aboard the newly launched “Skyliner” aerial cable car system Saturday night. Firefighters and rescue workers were dispatched to lift people from the gondolas and bring them back down to the ground safely. Emergency responders were brought in to rescue trapped riders (Photo: BlogMickey.com) “One …
British-Australian woman Jolie King and her Australian boyfriend, Mark Firkin, have been released from a prison in Iran. The couple says they are “extremely happy and relieved” to be back in Australia. The couple from Perth had been detained for several months after being arrested for reportedly illegally flying a drone without a permit. They …
MGM Resorts International and the victims of the 2017 Las Vegas mass shooting reached a landmark settlement worth up to $800 million, depending on the number of claimants, MGM said in a statement on Thursday. MGM said the settlement is not an admission of liability in the October 1, 2017 mass shooting that left 58 …
Canadian’s have always gotten the short end of the stick when it comes to cheap air fare, but that finally might be changing! Swoop Airlines is a new discount airline that has launched in selected (smaller) airports throughout Canada, and they are offering some sweet ticket prices. Living in Kelowna, I don’t have a lot …
A video posted on Facebook of two grizzly bears attacking each other on a B.C. highway has gone viral. The rare video footage, posted by Cari McGillivray on Friday, shows the two bears aggressively growling at each other, on Cassiar Highway near Stewart, B.C. in Canada. As the bears then begin to fight, they battle …
A Louisiana man tragically drowned while trying to make an underwater marriage proposal to his girlfriend while the couple was on vacation. Haunting footage shows Steven Weber Jr., of Louisiana, popping the question to his girlfriend, Kenesha Antoine in a swimming pool in Tanzania, this week. The video ends before the American, who worked at an …
A Delta plane traveling from Atlanta to Fort Lauderdale had to make an emergency landing after plunging nearly 30,000 feet in less than seven minutes, sparking panic among passengers. “We all sort of thought this is how it’s going to end.” Passenger Brandon Tomlinson told Buzzfeed The flight experienced a “cabin pressurization irregularity” during the …
Unmarried tourists who have sex in Bali could be jailed under new laws being considered by Indonesia’s parliament. Western embassies in Jakarta are now considering issuing travel warnings to their nationals about visiting Indonesia. If the laws are passed as expected by parliament, they will go into effect by the end of the month. The …
For weeks my wife kept talking to me about a travel accessory that she absolutely NEEDED to have. I shrugged it off as my wife likes anything super cute to do with travel. I was in luck…err I mean “sad” for her as this so called “must have” new backpack was sold out. All joking …