One of the things I hate about travel is being a slave to overpriced water vendors at airports. Hate it with a passion. There’s no way I like spending $5 on a 16oz bottle of water just because TSA security confiscated mine. So here’s how I get my last laugh… Unlike saving my used plastic [...]
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Solo and Surviving a Budget Hotel in Las Vegas
My reality style-video review of the Wild Wild West hotel What does the term “budget travel” mean to you? Do you have a positive or negative impression of it? Budget Airlines and why some of them make” a bad choice” I was sitting in my budget ticket seats on the plane.
Adventures in Thailand: Go ahead, eat a bug…it’s good for you!
“Go ahead honey, be a good girl/boy and eat your bugs. ” This something you could be telling your child some day and if you do, you’d not be alone. Over 2 billion people in the world supplement their diets with … you guessed it,.. bugs!
Remembering Loss at the Lantern Floating Festival in Hawaii
Light a lantern for rememberance… This year was my second year attending Hawaii’s Lantern Floating Ceremony (read about my first time). This year, I attended the festival under the guise of work, as I assisted a press crew gathering footage for the event’s foundation and from a group of ministers from different denominations, who had flown [...]
White Sheets Review: Tokyo Capsule hotels or Manga kissas?
After I stayed at Popeye Media Cafe in Fukuoka, I was charged to keep going. Like my explorations of Korean love motels and bathhouses, I was ready to take the tour of manga cafes (aka manga kissas). Afterall, what I experienced for a $12 overnight stay was pretty darned exciting and if done right, it [...]
Interview with Spooky Coolhunting TV Travel host, La Carmina
The travel lady I have the honor to interview today stands on the other side of that looking glass… in the world of the strangely bizarre, strange and beautiful. She’s an extraordinary lady, successful at seeking out the “off-beat, cool, bizarre and eclectic” when she travels. Let me welcome, La Carmina.
Why is Osaka Aquarium one of the coolest fishtanks in the world?
I’d heard rumors that Osaka Aquarium was a pretty rock star aquarium . And you know… it was! What makes Osaka Aquarium one of the coolest fish tanks in the world?
Love Letter #28: Reasons it ain’t easy being GRRRL TRAVELER’s mom.
Happy Mother’s Day to Moms around the world!
Finding a perfect budget deal to lay back into Osaka
The young good-looking Japanese desk attendant, working at my hostel jumped on the internet to research the best (aka cheapest) route for me . His search returned an unbelievable tourist discount package! “This is a very, very good deal! ” he said excitedly as he printed it out. “These not normal prices. This is much better than student rates!”
