Prostitution. Drug Smuggling. Human guinea pig testing for a sketchy pharmaceutical company. Surely there are better ways to fund your travel adventures! Here are a few fun, family friendly (and above all – legal) options to make money while you’re on the road. […]
Walter’s restaurant in Portland, Maine – photo courtesy of www.waltersportland.com When it comes to foodie cities, Portland Maine may not be the first place that comes to mind. New York, New Orleans, San Francisco for sure, but, as I recently discovered while filming new episodes of Outside Today, the tiny seacoast town of Portland is [...]
Ethan and I are at it again! We’re on location in beautiful Portland Maine, shooting another 14 episodes of Outside Today, the flagship morning show on Outside Television. This new winter season promises a ton of fun segments: ski tips, travel advice and in-depth profiles from some of the world’s top athletes. We’ll chat with [...]
Burning Man. How does one describe this week long arts/hardcore party event held every year in Nevada’s Black Rock City desert? Truly, it cannot be contained or explained by words and pictures alone. It’s truly something you have to experience to understand…or believe. For one week, some 50,000 costume-clad visitors travel from all over the [...]
For more amazing photos, visit www.burnmonkey.com So Burning Man is only a little over a week away…and I’m getting excited! I’m in scramble mode, trying to pack all the gear necessary for what will be my very first Burn. I’ve got the desert goggles, I’ve got the boots, I’ve got the costumes, the camel back, [...]
If you dream of trekking with mountain gorillas, Bwindi Impenetrable National Park is the place to be for gorilla gazing. Located in the South Western part of Uganda, Bwindi is home to some 320 mountain gorillas. Visitors keen on eco-tourism should flock to this World Heritage site for a close-up view of the largest and rarest of all ape species.
Wrapped in a rainbow poncho, I peered over the side of the giant airborne picnic basket. Gliding in a hot-air balloon over the moon-like landscape of Cappadocia was surreal. With its predictable wind currents and static landscape, Cappadocia, located southeast of Istanbul in Turkey’s central Anatolia, is one of the best places in the world [...]
Real or fake, that is the question. In Bogotá, Colombia’s capital city, phony green gems are as plentiful as coffee beans. Though Colombia produces some 65 per cent of the world’s emeralds, not all of them are legit. […]
Every year, thousands of tourists come to Maldives looking for fun, sun and a pina colada paradise. A tiny chain of islands in the Indian Ocean, just off the coast of Sri Lanka, Maldives is rich with high-end resorts that promise beach-side relaxation far from the realities of urban living. One thing many tourists might [...]
Donghuamen Night Market boasts dozens of stalls selling some of the world's most exotic snacks: from silk worm, to scorpion, starfish to centipede, you can find it and TRY it, here!
