Today the wife and I are driving to Dallas. From there we will take a plane to New York City and we’ll be spending 3 days or so in the city, attending the kinds of things that first-time tourists do. Right now we’ve planned to see “Mary Poppins” on Broadway. We’ll be stopping by the [...]

When I was 12 I was picking up my first comic books at a gas station in the town where I grew up. Jordan Romero is 12 right now, and he’s about to climb his 5th mountain. Jordan wins. This young man is trying to become the youngest person to ever climb “The Seven Summits” [...]

Fox News reports that Royal Caribbean Cruises earnings have dropped a dramatic, and alarming, 98% in the last quarter. The company is combating the drop in bookings by offering dramatically lower prices than they have before. This is clearly a time to book if you’re planning on doing it this year. Royal Caribbean has said [...]

White Desert, Egypt Originally uploaded by * hiro008 Egypt is a place I have always found fascinating, and will one day visit. It’s a beautiful country – as this image clearly shows. Below you’ll find the uploader’s description of the image. “Sunset in the White Desert, also known as Sahara el Beyda. The White Desert [...]

Orbitz is offering some huge savings on popular travel destinations including Puerto Rico, Hawaii, Las Vegas, the Caribbean, Mexico, California, and Florida. You can find up to 50% off multiple hotels in Puerto Rico, Hawaii, and Mexico. You can find 40% off hotels in Las Vegas, 55% on trips to the Caribbean. They even have [...]

The economy has hit everyone hard in different ways, but when even the Superbowl is having a hard time selling out – you know there’s a problem. BizJournals.com has an interesting article up about how some travel agencies are having a hard time getting Super Bowl packages together – and are seeing very little demand [...]

Gadling has a fascinating story about two men who may or may not have survived an unbelievable ordeal. The story is this – Two men from Myanmar were rescued this weekend from a refrigerator. They claim to have survived 25 days at sea living only off rain water, and (no, I’m not making this up) [...]

New York skyline Originally uploaded by davenyc2007 New York city is a very mythical place to someone from the middle of America. You see it on television, and you know it exists, but it’s treated in such a special way sometimes that it seems almost like a land of opportunity all its own. I’ll be [...]

I’m hoping to take my wife to New York next month for a variety of reasons, and I’ve spent a great deal of time trying to find the best deal online for the trip. I’ve searched every major travel site, and compared prices across the board. The cheapest that I’ve found so far has been [...]

2009 may go down as the year of the Themed Cruise. Some of the most notable that you’ll find are: – The Elvis “Love me Tender” Cruise (July 30-Aug. 8). A “nostalgic celebration of the King’s greatness” that will include tribute performances of Elvis classics, an Elvis talent contest, trivia contests and more. The nine-night [...]