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Magic Below Sea Level: A Captivating Dead Sea Road Trip
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...
Read moreInbal Hotel: Monolithic elegance in the heart of the Holy City
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...
Read moreNYC for CMM2017 is up next
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...
Read moreTravel Video Content Presentation
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...
Read moreStrangest road trip sights
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...
Read moreJanesville Case Study
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...
Read moreBali Pulina agro tourism in Ubud is a must!
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,...
Read moreNegros Y Cebu exemplifies Philippines tourism slogan
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....
Read moreLunar Lander roadside attraction in Westonia, Mississippi
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...
Read moreDesert View Tower, A roadside attraction in Jacumba, California
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...
Read moreDrobo 5C BeyondRAID data storage
I have finally taken my data storage seriously by investing in a Drobo RAID system. Here is my story and review of the Drobo 5C. As a professional travel video blogger, I develop a lot of content! Over the past seven years I've amassed nearly 20TB of data. As you...
Read moreFun week in Phoenix
I had fun this week in Phoenix checking out the hottest new hotels for an article I'm working on for Travelocity. Here is a glimpse at the five hotels that will be featured. ANDAZ CANYON SUITES FOUND:RE HOTEL PALOMAR THE CAMBY
Read more[Infographic] North American Road Trip ideas
There are so many fantastic road trips around North America, from east to west, and from north to south. With so many miles to explore, I hope this comprehensive road trip infographic will help inspire you to get out on the open road. For the past seven years that I've...
Read moreWestgate Las Vegas Resort & Casino rolls a 7
Westgate Las Vegas is a solid choice with culinary bright spot at EDGE Steakhouse I road tripped to Las Vegas, Nevada last week for the most "un-travel" related activity...the World of Concrete show. Why was I at a construction trade show you ask? Well, in addition to producing travel videos,...
Read moreIn Vegas for the most ‘non-travel’ related event
While I am a full time professional travel blogger, I also have some clients in which I produce video content. One of those clients happens to be a tool manufacturer and distributor attending the World of Concrete show in Las Vegas. I will be in Vegas over the next few...
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