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Trip Home to Dublin 24 Aug 2013 | 08:35 pm

I went back to the ol' sod for a week recently and was fortunate to have great weather (a rare occurrence in Ireland). The missus snapped plenty of photos as we were walking around my local area (Rahe...

World's favorite destination? 4 Aug 2013 | 06:19 pm

This recent article from BBC has plenty of food for thought and some surprises too (especially money spent per head)..My favorite city is Hong Kong due to the combination of a sprawling concrete jungl...

United Airlines Flights to Ireland - Deal Alert 27 Jul 2013 | 07:17 am

Late November / early December tends to be a bargain to fly from NYC to Dublin, Ireland.  I remember, when I was a lad - (all of 10 years ago!) the fare was ~$300 but those days are long gone. These d...

Travel to Burma aka Myanmar 2 Jul 2013 | 11:00 am

It was a brief but rewarding visit to this (almost) tourist free land before the recent chain of events.  Back then Burma was under the watchful eye of big brother aka the Burmese military machine.  O...

Back to Bangkok, Thailand 28 Jun 2013 | 09:01 am

Bangkok is a lot more civilized since I first visited the polluted sprawling mess in 2004.  It's practically night and day from back then but mostly in a good way (from a tourist perspective) if you l...

Four Seasons - Chiang Mai, Thailand 26 Jun 2013 | 09:30 am

We deserved a little treat as bus weary backpacking road warriors so we headed to the Four Seasons resort outside Chiang Mai which did not disappoint.  I'll let the photos below do the talking. . Ta...

The Long Neck Tribe - Chiang Mai, Thailand 23 Jun 2013 | 05:58 am

While headed to North of Thailand, we visited the Karen hill tribes (Long Neck or Padong) who originally lived in Myanmar (Burma) but now occupy a rather tacky touristy village near Chiang Mai and sel...

The Long Neck Tribe - Chiang Mai, Thailand 23 Jun 2013 | 05:58 am

While headed to North of Thailand, we visited the Karen hill tribes (Long Neck or Padong) who originally lived in Myanmar (Burma) but now occupy a rather tacky touristy village near Chiang Mai and sel...

Thailand - Koh Samui 15 Jun 2013 | 08:42 am

As one of Thailand's most popular and most expensive islands, my best advice here is to arrive off-season where the good hotels will negotiate for nightly rates. We originally planned on staying at a ...

Thailand - Koh Samui 15 Jun 2013 | 08:42 am

As one of Thailand's most popular and most expensive islands, my best advice here is to arrive off-season where the good hotels will negotiate for nightly rates. We originally planned on staying at a ...

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