. . . ISIS, Iran, Iraq, Ebola, strange food, spiders, snakes, bedbugs, needles, ghosts . . .“ I’ve long admired Rick Steves. Didn’t know a lot…
Read MoreI’ve always loved being a Murphy. Never more so than on St. Patrick’s Day – the happiest holiday on earth. When I was 21, not that we needed…
Read MoreI hate goodbyes. But it’s time. It won’t be easy. She’s traveled with me for years, trudging through hundreds of airports and logging thousands of air miles. She’s endured…
Read MoreHave you been asked… “If your house was on fire, what three things would you grab?” Picking three has always been tough for me, but I can tell you at…
Read MoreGot to thinking … if I could choose only one place to go (no issues with money, time, etc.) … where in the world would I go? I decided it…
Read MoreFor the past 30+ years, I’ve happily sat through countless presentations with visitor’s bureaus, hotels, tour companies, airlines, etc. who regularly schedule meetings with me and my team to exclaim the…
Read MoreNo – not the gobble, gobble kind. I’m talking Turkey, as in Istanbul … the stunningly beautiful, exotic city straddling the Europe/Asia border where our WOW! Travel Club voyage will…
Read MoreI arrived in Venice a couple of days in advance of my group’s arrival … and had a wee bit of free time – to wander and wonder. There is…
Read MoreFair warning: The following is my sales pitch for two stellar WOW! Travel Club experiences for next year. One is a legal visit to the “forbidden” island of Cuba in…
Read MoreIn case you missed it, I just announced a wondrous opportunity for a bucket-list journey in June 2015 . . . on a privately-chartered mega-yacht . . . with like-minded travelers…
Read MoreThere is a ship you’ve probably never heard of. She’s called Tere Moana. Only 88 passengers and a crew of 67. Sleek. Sexy. …
Read MoreI’ll start off by saying this: do as I say, not as I do. As much as I travel, I’m blessed to have had infrequent times when my luggage got…
Read MoreI love my job. Every single day I get to travel all over the world. Some days literally, but most days I travel in my imagination. Not sure which...Read More
In anticipation of one of the world’s most important holidays, following are some random tidbits about one of the best countries on the planet! “Gobsmacked” …. my all-time favorite…
Read MoreThis is the time of year when everyone does an end-of-year inventory. So I thought I’d look at my calendar and share 13 unforgettable experiences of my travels through the…
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