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 I get a lot of interesting facts sent to me at GoNOMAD. Below is chart that shows how much wine costs in different parts of the world.  In the press release from SHAREaCAMPER website  it is also explained that of all the countries in the world, Luxembourg leads the way in wine drinking, with […]

Yesterday I exercised my Constitutional right to choose my new president.  And boy, was it ever easier than in years past.  For the first time, my town and most of the others in Massachusetts have begun opening up the polls a full 15 days before the actual date of the election. […]

Settling into the day to day is always hard after a trip.  Anxiety over such a wide range of problems makes it hard to feel relaxed and inspired by the trip, it’s more like you come back to so many challenges and problems and it just doesn’t feel like you […]

  Today I learned some interesting facts about what’s new in Europe, when I met with 40 tourism officials, representing 15 different countries, and I asked them all the same thing. What’s new, hot and being talked about where you live? In Estonia, it’s not a new topic but their […]

Yesterday I did a radio program and shared some thoughts about my trip to Japan last week. I enjoy the medium of radio, speaking in clean sound bites, leaving room for the hosts to get in their questions, and mostly, having interesting things to share about the destination. I have […]

I arrived in Japan on Thursday, and here are some of my observations so far after touring around Tokyo, and a town in the suburbs called Kanto. First, Japan is crowded, it becomes the clearest when I stood at an intersection in the Ginza district and the sea of humanity […]

I took a recent trip aboard one of today’s most modern planes, Boeing’s 787 Dreamliner 9, which is in service daily between Boston and Tokyo. It’s a 13-hour flight, so comfort is paramount, and this plane made the journey much easier. In addition, JAL’s flight attendants were there at every […]