AUGUST 29TH, 2023: The sun rose gently over the Sunday River Valley just north of Port Elizabeth. My eyes shot open and I rolled out of bed. Without missing a beat, I hit the showers, threw on a thick pair of blue jeans, laced on a pair of hiking boots, and grabbed my camera gear. I knew today was about one thing, and one thing only: elephants. “Elephants Up...
The Cheesesteak is undoubtedly the official food of Philadelphia. Every city around the country has a food that defines their great city. New York has the pastrami sandwich and its hot dogs. Chicago has its deep dish pizzas and Italian beef. Boston has its clam chowder. And Philly has the cheesesteak. While you can get this sinfully rich sandwich anywhere in the...
July 15, 2021: Deep in the heart of the Colorado Rockies, you can hear the howling of the wolves… Welcome to Wolf Xanadu! The sun rose over the towering peaks of Denver. The blue twilight and rolling hills seemed to intersect at their zenith. It was the start of my first morning in Colorado. Just 84 miles Southwest of Denver in the small town of Divide, which...
Welcome to Newtown, Sydney! Sometimes, when you’re out for a night on the town, ya gotta go off the beaten path away from the tourist trade and have some fun. In Sydney, why head down to the Harbour or the Opera House when you can find your own fun in the neighborhood of Newtown. Just a short distance from the hubbub of downtown Sydney (the Central Business...
Tucked away in the neighborhood of Boerum Hill, not too far from the busy hub of Flatbush on Hoyt Street, Mile End Deli brings a very unique food experience to Brooklyn: Montreal-style deli. French Canadian meets Jewish deli. You won’t find too many French-style options, but you will find comfort food staples that could give the world-famous Katz’s Deli...
When it comes to Japanese food, or restaurants, our knowledge is pretty much limited to sushi parlors, ramen houses and teppanyaki-style grills like Benihana. All of them are wonderful establishments for those who crave a taste of the land of the rising sun. If you were to ask me what my favorite Japanese restaurant is, there is only place I love: Restaurant...
For those who visit Walt Disney World, the most memorable moments are usually made inside the parks. Some are made on the rides, some are made walking down Main Street, some are made amongst the many character denizens of the Magic Kingdom and some are made in the most unlikely of places like waiting in line for a turkey leg. But then again, we must not count out...
“Musso & Frank’s: Finest Steakhouse on Hollywood Blvd.” “Hiya, babe! Let’s do lunch!” It is a cliched phrase associated with Hollywood that is almost rarely heard nowadays, right up there with “Lights, Camera, Action!” and “No, seriously, another Transformers movie would be a great idea!” If...
Being a die-hard South Sydney Rabbitohs fan from New York in Sydney, I am indeed a rare sight to behold. Whenever I walk the streets in Australia’s largest city, I definitely turn heads. But I would I perk up their ears? Being on the radio works! On a partly sunny day in Chatswood, a lovely suburb of North Sydney, a pair of lifelong Rabbitohs fans, Brad...
New York City has Fifth Avenue. Los Angeles has Rodeo Drive. Paris has the Champs Elysees. Tokyo has Akihabara. London has Bond Street and Carnaby Street. In South Dakota, they have Wall Drug. Just a short drive from the remote Badlands National Park in Southwestern South Dakota, Wall Drug is the state’s most famous shop. The small town drugstore made its...
Since I was a little boy, one of my dreams has been to ride a train, cross-country. It has been a dream since the first time I laid eyes on the rows and rows of locomotives and cars berthed at the Sunnyside Yard in Queens just a few miles from the foreboding entrance to the East River tunnels. It seemed like a pipe dream as it went unnoticed for years until January...
November 7, 2019: WELCOME TO COSTA RICA! It seemed improbable, but it actually happened: I won another free trip! At my yearly office Christmas party, a raffle was held for all company employees in which several peoples names were picked out of a hat and each winner was awarded a trip to any destination from our company’s website. Last year (Christmas 2017), my...
Feb 9, 2019: There are many things in this world that I will never outgrow; trips to Walt Disney World is just one of those things that will never leave me. Whenever I pass through the front gates into the Magic Kingdom, I am a kid again. It is a wonderful feeling that I hope never leaves my psyche and it just reminds all of us why we keep going, high prices and...