Experience

I cannot count the times I have walked into Hilton Chicago and heard my Aunt Yetta pipe up, "Did you know this is where they filmed 'The Fugitive'?" It has become a bit of an inside joke with our family, but, without fail, some fellow…

Kansas City is soon to be home of the world's tallest water slide, Verruckt. I am pretty sure that is ATOMIC WEDGIE in German because this beast is taller than Niagara Falls. In May of this year, Schlitterbahn park patrons will be able…

I was born and still live in Cape Breton, Nova Scotia.  Most people in Cape Breton are part of rural small Scottish communities rich in Gaelic culture, story-telling, tall tales and ghost stories have always been a basic element of our…

I sat on bated breath all morning waiting for the webcast revealing new details of The Wizarding World of Harry Potter Diagon Alley expansion. I had on my Harry is My Homeboy shirt and sat memorized waiting for the clock to tick down so I…

Valentine's Day is going to be here sooner than you think. If you are in a relationship that means most men will be rushing around trying to buy pricey flowers and chocolates last minute. Savvy guys will be checking Tourist Meets Traveler's…

Fresh snow on a mountain calls out to those who love to ski. The average snowboarder spent 11 days indulging in their favorite pastime last winter. This winter, I decided to go for a tropical vacation. I am more of a sit in the lodge and…

Hold on to your broomsticks. The scaffolding that has been blocking the view of the Wizarding World of Harry Potter's Diagon Alley expansion has come down. The reveal is, well, frankly awesome for fellow Potter fans who have been…

Kids, by nature, look with their hands. I always tease my kids by telling them that when they were much younger they were part shark as they all explored any new object with their mouths. So, the surge in interactive museums with…

The small Lake Erie harbor town of Port Clinton, Ohio which is known as the Walleye capital of the world has a unique way to celebrate New Year's Eve.  Each year millions of people tune in to watch the ball drop in Times Square but the…

Maybe I am just no longer at the age where spending hours getting gussied up to stand in a line to pay $6 for beer before joining a mass of fellow patrons sweating to some noise that sounds like putting a tin can to your ear and leaning…