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Central Europe Road Trip Destinations from Prague
This is a Central Europe road trip destinations guide to my favorite off-beat places. Prague has become the most popular tourist destination in Central Europe, with over 7 million visitors a year, ranking 5th in all of Europe. With a world-class international airport and incredible proximity to many of the...
Read moreWon a Travelocity Roaming Gnome photo contest
As many of you know, I have been part of the Travelocity Gnational Gnomads team for a while now. Actually, 2019 begins my 4th year. This past December, I was in Los Cabos, Mexico for the annual Travelocity Gnomads summit. We also had a very special guest in attendance, the...
Read moreMy top 9 Instagram images of 2018
2018 took me all over the world, but apparently 6 of my top 9 images on Instagram were domestic locations. Tell me which one is your favorite by leaving a comment below. If you're not following me on Instagram, please click here. Here are the locations of each image in...
Read moreLife Saving Road Trip Tips
These are some of my life saving road trip tips that I hope you will find helpful. As the "Most road tripped man in the world," I have a few miles under my belt and have had my fair share of close-calls. I thought it would be helpful to put...
Read moreRoad Trip Packing List (Free downloadable PDF)
Road Trip Packing List brought you by: MikesRoadTrip.com Everyone loves a good road trip, but unfortunately we often forget something. For this very reason, I came up with the ultimate road trip packing list to help make sure nothing is left behind. Of course, each of us have our own...
Read moreThat’s a Wrap! Travel Recap of 2018
This is a travel recap of 2018 I thought would be fun to share. Whew, what a year of travel it was! Here was my road trip travel adventures by the numbers... Total miles traveled, around 142,000 (air and road). 96 days spent abroad (outside the U.S.). 52 different hotels....
Read moreNow a member of ATTA (Adventure Travel Trade Association)
As a professional travel blogger going on nine years now, I make a concerted effort to attend several travel conferences per year—while also being involved within the travel community as a member of the many associations out there. I am a member in good standing with all the large travel...
Read moreFavorite pieces of luggage for 2018
As a professional travel blogger I have luggage makers often send me pieces from their latest lines to try out. I thought it would be helpful for you, my travel friends and followers, to provide an overview of my favorite pieces of luggage I've used this year. Luggage models often...
Read moreThe Spanish treasure of Omni Montelucia Resort
Ensconced between Phoenix and Scottsdale, in an enclave known as Paradise Valley, is the magnificent Omni Montelucia Resort. The Montelucia is modeled after an idyllic village in the hills of Spain. For centuries, Spanish explorers ventured to the Southwest in search of treasure. Upon finding such riches, fortune seekers left...
Read moreThings to see in Arizona beyond the Grand Canyon.
There so many things to see in Arizona beyond the mile-deep gorge in the ground known as the Grand Canyon. A whopping 6.3 million people come to Arizona (2017 numbers) to visit the Grand Canyon (up 2 million from just 10 years ago), but other things to see in Arizona...
Read moreSpent Christmas with a bunch of animals!
Christmas this year was a tough one. Back in April I lost my step-father Rick to brain cancer. At 64, he was a pillar of health and rarely got sick. He had been complaining of severe headaches for a week, until his sister, a retired nurse, happened to come for...
Read moreVisit Wyoming: 8 Places not to miss!
If you're looking to visit Wyoming, we have highlighted 8 places that you should absolutely not miss! Forget big cities like New York, London or Tokyo. While these are fine places, nothing beats the natural splendor of the great outdoors. A visit to Wyoming is a perfect example, with sprawling...
Read moreYour Complete Southern Poland Road Trip Guide
I spent over a week road tripping around Southern Poland, I found this region of the country to be quite fascinating and thoroughly enjoyed my time there. My home base for this Southern Poland road trip was Krakow (also correctly spelled Cracow) and Katowice. In this Southern Poland Road Trip...
Read moreBest hotels in the world – A Bucket List for lodging (Page 1 of 2)
As a professional travel blogger, I get an opportunity to stay in some of the best hotels in the world each year. I thought it would be fun to put together a bucket list for lodging of the best hotels that I have personally stayed. There are many, many incredible...
Read moreBest Hotels in the World – A Bucket List for Lodging (page 2 of 2)
Click here if you missed the first part of this Best Hotels Bucket List of Lodging (#30-#15). . #15 BEST OLD WORLD CHARM HOTEL - The Splendid in Venice, Italy. The patina that casts its ageless shadow over Venice makes it one of the most unique and interesting places in...
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