Author: Mike Shubic
Made it to Indonesia
After 27 hours of travel, I finally made it to Jakarta, Indonesia. I flew from Phoenix to San Diego where I had a five hour layover, which wasn't too bad since I got to spend a few hours with my sister Susanne. I then boarded a flight to Tokyo, Japan...
Read moreFAIL of the FAM: Why a press trip is better for journalists and DMOs
As a professional travel blogger, I get invited on a lot of FAM and press trips from destinations, attractions and members of the lodging community. Unfortunately, is seems as though FAM (short for familiarization) and press trips appear to be an interchangeable term or phrase. In this post, I would...
Read moreThe Gathering: A kindred social creative conclave
Fire, Food, Music and Comedy at The Gathering in Burlington, Newfoundland The Gathering is a fire, food and music festival located in rural Central Newfoundland where painting-inspired scenes make it difficult for artists to capture as the setting continuously changes—it's an area that must be witnessed first-hand to appreciate the...
Read moreFinal days in Central Newfoundland
It was so quiet at 6am in the fishing village of Triton. Not a ripple on the water, the boats so still that the scene looked like a painting. The sky was a brilliant blue without a cloud breaking its saturation. I had woken far to early, but my reward...
Read moreMost overrated apple pie ever!
I had heard countless comments about how great the apple pie is in Julian, California...a small mountain town outside of San Diego. So, on a recent trip to Southern California, I thought I would take a diversion to check out the apple pie in Julian. I was told that Moms...
Read moreAt The Gathering in Burlington, Newfoundland
Actor, comedian and local Burlington, Newfoundland resident Shaun Majumder and friends are in their fifth year putting on The Gathering, a fire, food and music festival in rural central Newfoundland. Shaun's objective is to help put his hometown and the surrounding area on the tourist map with a festival that...
Read moreSaw Trump at ‘THE GATHERING’ in Burlington, NL
The other day while in Central Newfoundland I attended THE GATHERING 2016, a food, fire and music festival in Burlington, Newfoundland. On the first of the four day festival some of the areas top comedians brought down the house, including Canadian comedian Mark Critch whose impression of Donald Trump was...
Read moreMade it to Newfoundland
A few days ago I made it to Gander, Newfoundland. It was a bit of a long journey, I flew from Phoenix to Toronto, then after a layover flew directly into Gander. I didn't arrive until after 2am local time, which was a 5.5 hour time zone change. After a...
Read moreA taste of Grapevine, Texas
I love it when my impressions are dispelled. It's a human characteristic to form opinions whether based on fact or not. My initial opinion, or assumption of Grapevine, Texas was that it was just a suburb of Dallas—while that may be true to some degree, I learned they actually have...
Read moreJay Allan and the Uncommon Good band bring down the house!
The Scottsdale Center for the Arts has a summertime concert series called "Live and Local Fridays." I attended the show last night which featured Jay Allan and the Uncommon Good band...whoa, were they amazing! The concert was only $12, which I think was an insane value for such a top-notch...
Read moreExcited to be a speaker at the Asia Pacific TBEX in Manila
I have been a professional travel video blogger for nearly five years and have been publishing MikesRoadTrip.com for well over six. During this time I have attended many travel conferences, including the largest travel blogger conference in the world, TBEX, several times. I am so excited to announce that I...
Read moreAuspicious Things to Do in Hangzhou
Last year I had an opportunity to visit Hangzhou, the capital of the Zhejiang province known to be the happiest city in all of China. Hangzhou has become a popular tourist destination for westerners in the past decade, but has been revered by emperors and other Chinese travelers for centuries....
Read moreVictorian elegance still reigns at Hines Mansion
While doing a road trip around the Southwest I stopped in Provo, Utah for a few days and stayed at the enchanting and historic Hines Mansion Bed and Breakfast—which is located on the corner of a tree-lined street right in the heart of downtown, against the backdrop of the splendid...
Read moreHow I survived being stranded by a flash flood while camping
I was on a road trip through the Southwest, driving along scenic highway 95 in southern Utah—a road carved from a sandstone canyon taking the driver off-guard with breathtaking views around each bend. The scene was so awe-inspiring that time slipped past much faster than I realized due to the...
Read moreNow a Travelocity Gnational Gnomad
I very excited to announce that I have been selected to be a Travelocity Gnational Gnomad. I'm sure you're familiar with the Travelocity Gnome campaign, it's one of the most successful travel branding campaigns ever! To expand the Gnome campaign, Travelocity has built a Gnational Gnomad team, an exclusive group...
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