Before I get into the meat of this post, let me recommend a really cool blog for aviation geeks – go check out Travel for Aircraft. It’s about one guy’s travels, and how he folds trips to cool aircraft museums into his trips. He is extremely handy with a camera, and has a good writing [...]
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Dog in Hot Tub Soils Reliable Hotel
I’ve lost count of the number of times I’ve stayed at the Travelodge on Butler Avenue in Flagstaff, Ariz. It’s been a haven for its reasonable price, hot tub, sauna and proximity to good food.
But it’s time to pull up stakes and find a new place. I think the low prices have pulled in a [...]
Hotel Review – InnSuites Tucson Foothills
Living in Phoenix in the fall and winter is pretty sweet. I’m just now starting to forget four months of scorching, unrelenting summer heat. I can go outside without fear of dehydration!
But still, I needed a change of scenery. That lead Sarah and me to Tucson to hike a bit and check out the Arizona-Sonoran [...]
Rating 7 Hotels in New Zealand
You’re not supposed to feed him, but he’s hard to resist. Woodlyn Park   From nz2
Booking a hotel on the other side of the planet is a lot easier thanks to the Internet. But really, you still don’t know what you’re going to get until you step inside a room. And Lonely Planet guidebooks can [...]
Update from Wellington Airport
Well … it’s been some time the past few days. Waitomo has some awesome caving, and the glow worms inhabiting them are a pretty incredible sight. Waitomo itself … as my new friend Billy Black says, “it’s a two-horse town, and one horse has died.”
That adds up to a lot of quiet, fresh air and [...]
The world’s coolest hotel … and one of the coldest!
About a year ago, I talked to a teenager who made an awesome visit to Sweden. He went there to stay at the ICEHOTEL, up in the very far north part of the country. He was a very clever guy who works part time as an architectural draftsman, so he was really fascinated [...]