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Landwer Cafe, a historic Israeli culinary must!

Mike Shubic April 17th, 2017 1 Comment

Landwer Cafe and coffee shop with locations throughout Isreal is a national staple well worth experiencing. The local neighborhood vibe of each location doesn't feel like a chain restaurant, while the food and atmosphere will entice you to return time and again. I spent just over two weeks in Israel...

Jerusalem’s Mamilla Hotel is Magnificent!

Mike Shubic April 16th, 2017 3 Comments

The Mamilla Hotel in Jerusalem captivates guests the moment they enter the lobby. Most five star hotels have nice and often elaborate lobbies, but what sets the Mamilla Hotel apart is that the space feels like a designer showroom and the modernistic decor almost contradicts its historic and conservative location...

Upcoming road trip around Northern Arizona

Mike Shubic April 14th, 2017 4 Comments

I meet many people through my travels, and every so often, I make a connection with someone that develops into a friendship. Last year while I was speaking at a travel conference in Manila, I met Archana Singh with Travel See Write, an international travel blogger based in Delhi, India....

Heading to Huntsville for TBEX

Mike Shubic April 12th, 2017 2 Comments

For those of you who are unaware, TBEX is the largest travel blogger conference in the world. There are three conferences per year, one in North America, Europe and Asia. For the past year I have been speaking at these travel conferences on the subject of travel video content, more...

Magic Below Sea Level: A Captivating Dead Sea Road Trip

Mike Shubic April 9th, 2017 2 Comments

With the dwindling days of my Israeli journey ticking away, I resolved to embark on an adventure that had long danced in my dreams: a Dead Sea road trip. This odyssey commenced just as I departed the bustling life of Tel Aviv, my spirit buoyed by the anticipation of the...

Inbal Hotel: Monolithic elegance in the heart of the Holy City

Mike Shubic April 7th, 2017 Comments Off

The Inbal Hotel in Jerusalem looks like a monolithic structure carved from a mountainside of limestone that bears the name of its location. While only thirty years old, the Inbal Hotel has become a landmark of Jerusalem and is considered to be one of the finer hotels in this historic...

NYC for CMM2017 is up next

Mike Shubic March 21st, 2017 Comments Off

Next week I am heading to New York City for the annual CMM (Canadian Media Marketplace) conference. This event is where all the tourism leaders from around Canada gather to meet with travel bloggers, influencers and journalists. This will be my fourth time attending the event, but the first in...

Travel Video Content Presentation

Mike Shubic March 21st, 2017 5 Comments

Travel Video content is NOT the future, like it was five years ago. It's here and now! For the past year I have been speaking on the subject of video content at travel conferences like TBEX, the largest travel blogger conference in the world. I've had so many people asking...

Strangest road trip sights

Mike Shubic March 5th, 2017 2 Comments

As many road trip miles as I have driven, I continuously see things that make me do a double take, often beckoning me to turn around and grab a photo. While thumbing through some old photos, I decided to make a folder of my strangest road trip sights. Here are...

Janesville Case Study

Mike Shubic March 1st, 2017 Comments Off

Janesville, Wisconsin CVB organized a Winter press trip for Mike’s Road Trip in December of 2016 to experience their community—to develop an article and video that was published on MikesRoadTrip.com and utilized by stakeholders. This is a snapshot of the results of that campaign after 60 days. Janesville, Wisconsin Case...

Bali Pulina agro tourism in Ubud is a must!

Mike Shubic February 23rd, 2017 10 Comments

Located near the famous rice terraces of Ubud in central Bali, Indonesia is Bali Pulina, an agro tourism attraction that I highly recommend. The only reason my friend and I discovered Bali Pulina was due to our conscientious taxi driving tour guide we hired for the day. By the way,...

Negros Y Cebu exemplifies Philippines tourism slogan

Mike Shubic February 19th, 2017 8 Comments

Throughout the Philippines the slogan "It's more fun in the Philippines" appears everywhere. If your idea of fun includes tropical weather, turquoise blue waters, palm trees swaying in the wind on remote paradise islands, and endless water and cultural activities at an affordable price...then indeed the slogan will ring true....

Lunar Lander roadside attraction in Westonia, Mississippi

Mike Shubic February 9th, 2017 3 Comments

A Lunar Lander trainer from the Apollo 13 mission is an extraordinary piece of space history on display at an unsuspecting place, a rest stop in Westonia, Mississippi. Granted, this is not an ordinary rest area, but rather a large Mississippi and Hancock County Welcome Center. Located at the intersection of...

Desert View Tower, A roadside attraction in Jacumba, California

Mike Shubic February 4th, 2017 3 Comments

Located alongside Interstate 8 about 90 miles east of San Diego, and 40 miles west of El Centro, is a roadside attraction known as Desert View Tower. The Desert View tower lookout was built in the early 20s by Bert Vaughn, the man who owned the town of Jacumba at...