Nov 19
There is a fair amount of outdated info online about how to get to the Olympic bobsled in Sarajevo, and in 2018, the track is more accessible than ever! Use these tips on how to get to Sarajevo Bobsled track… A Bit of Olympic Bobsled History The bobsled and luge track was built for the …
Aug 01
This is part 2 of an African Love Story. If you haven’t read it already, make sure you read Part 1 of this story entitled “Dating an Ethiopian Man“. The story how a woman name Jojo journeyed to Ethiopia and met the man of her dreams. This is a really, really, really long story of …
Jul 03
What is Wall Drug? It’s a drug store and restaurant and gift shop mall and tourist trap on I-90 just outside Badlands National Park in the little town of Wall, South Dakota. For many of us, it’s a reminder of our childhood – long car trips on I-90 out west. It’s the capital of KITSCH! …
Jun 19
North Dakota is not packed with traditional attractions. There’s one national park, a bunch of recreation lakes and reservoirs, and historical sites from the time of the Lewis & Clark expedition and the western expansion. To bring tourists, various towns created their own attractions and claims to fame. Luckily for travelers of Interstate 94, all …
Jun 12
If driving across I-94 in North Dakota, you MUST take exit 72 and do the 64-mile round trip down to Regent, so you can see all the art work of the Enchanted Highway. The Enchanted Highway Regent North Dakota is the world’s largest collection of scrap metal sculptures and one of the top reasons why …
Jun 05
You may have seen I’ve been making my way across the USA lately. This is normally incredibly expensive as a solo traveler due to accommodation costs, but I found a better, cheaper way to do it. In January, I bought a Ford Transit Connect cargo van. It looks a lot like a minivan but besides …
May 16
Living in Seattle, I love the history of Seattle Underground. While researching my trip across highway US-2, I was surprised to find out there is a similar underground city in the middle of Montana! It’s called Havre Beneath the Streets Tour. The History Havre, Montana is a remote, windy town that started in 1893 as …
May 10
The land around Great Falls, MT marks the location of one of the significant events in the Lewis & Clark expedition – the great portage. Boating up the Missouri River was an effective way to move west until they came upon not one, but five waterfalls in an 18-mile section of river that’s now known …
May 07
Montana Vortex and House of Mystery Montana is one of the few “mystery spots” around the western US…where things are not what they might seem… marbles roll uphill, you move from one end to another of a level, short plank and gain or lose 6 inches, blurry shadows, trees that grow in a spiral, but …
Feb 15
Once upon a time, in 2013, I was making my way west along the Silk Road. I started in Nepal, made my way up to Tibet and Western China. Thoroughly enjoyed myself in Kyrgyzstan. And enjoyed my time in Uzbekistan visiting all the cool mosques, graves, and madrassas. But the travel was hard on my …
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