Author Archives: mike

Transportation is the name of the game.  Seems like on a trip like this we spend almost as much time arranging travel as we do actually traveling.   Bangkok, Thailand has proved no different. If negotiation has a home, I’m pretty … Continue reading →

My first time diving I couldn’t help but give a nod to the alma mater.  Continue reading →

After two weeks of people in Sydney and Melbourne telling me I should try to go out to the Perth Hullabaloo swing event.  I finally was able to change my flight and add Perth to the itinerary of my "around … Continue reading → Continue reading →

So I dont think I’m ever going to be able to get behind the beetroot or egg on a burger.  But I’m slowly being conviced of some of the toppings aussies offer up for pizza.  Artichoke hearts, ok, marinated ollives, … Continue reading → Continue reading →

So I spent a couple of hours in sydney learning the basics of aussie rules football: The hand pass, the bounce jump ball, dribbling a oddly shaped ball on grass, when does one get a free kick.  Most of the … Continue reading →

So i have been told Melbourne is one of the most liveable cities.  Not al lthat tough to belive really.  You can ride your bike almost anywhere around town, the food is yummy, there is plenty of fun dancing around … Continue reading → Continue reading →

Bundburger Ginger beer $1 Tasty aussie style pizza with feta, marinated olives, and pine nuts $10 Harbor cruse $40 Dancing to three great bands every sunday after noon, priceless… wait that was free… Continue reading →

So he introduced the song that was the reason for me going to the concert by apologizing for the English backpackers carousing the streets of Sydney drinking too much. Ok back up a bit… So after Michael (my gracious host … Continue reading → Continue reading →

No shave since Buenos Aires 4 weeks before this photo is taken in Santiago… scruffy, but not exactly grizzly Adams. Continue reading →

So it’s tough to believe that the same devil that bought Robert Johnson’s soul at the crossroads lives in the Concha y Toro wine cellar in Santiago Chile but here is the proof that in accordance with the winery’s legends … Continue reading → Continue reading →