south americatravel50 views6 minute read Cusco Peru: Not everyone who lives in the Andes Mountains crashed their airplane.Peter Crosby06/05/2012 Incas thought the Andes was a great place to build a capital city. Of course, they were hopped up on coca leaves most of the time. View Post
africatravel52 views20 minute read Egypt Africa: The world’s most ancient civilization (and it has the dust to prove it).Peter Crosby12/23/2010 Some of the earliest developments in writing, agriculture, and government happened here first. Why? Aliens, duh. View Post
north americatravel58 views9 minute read Mazatlán Mexico: There are lots of things to do, and lots of reasons not to do any of them.Peter Crosby11/18/2008 We picked Mazatlán for all the things you don’t do here. Namely, wear shoes or pants. View Post
caribbeannorth americatravel60 views11 minute read San Juan, Puerto Rico: Where so many speak Spanish, you think you’re in California.Peter Crosby05/11/2007 We spent a week in the not-so-exotic — but still technically foreign — Commonwealth of Puerto Rico. View Post
blog38 views5 minute read 8 things a Bond flick must have to be a real Bond flick.Peter Crosby12/11/2006 While good, the new movie, Casino Royale, starring Daniel Craig, isn’t a real Bond flick. Here’s why. View Post
oceaniatravel56 views11 minute read Bali Indonesia: Newsflash, it’s beautiful.Peter Crosby11/21/2005 What did you expect me to say? I mean, it’s freaking Bali. View Post
asiatravel54 views16 minute read Beijing China: San Francisco’s Chinatown doesn’t hold a candle to it.Peter Crosby04/22/2005 I had no idea how many Chinese you could fit in one city. (Hint: a lot.) View Post
asiatravel51 views9 minute read Singapore: It’s like Miami only with a lot more Asians.Peter Crosby10/16/2004 When we said we were going to Singapore, the reaction was unanimous: “Why?” Here’s why. View Post
north americatravel46 views5 minute read The Playboy Mansion, LA: I’ve finally found my dream house.Peter Crosby11/10/2003 I finally get to visit the home of my dreams: The Playboy Mansion. View Post
caribbeantravel43 views6 minute read Sint Maarten, Netherlands Antilles: It’s French. No, it’s Dutch. No, French…Peter Crosby10/23/2003 It’s Sint Maarten, Netherlands Antilles on one side, and Saint Martin, French West Indies on the other. Weird, right? View Post
blog39 views9 minute read Virgin Homebuyers: My award-winning tale of California homeownership.Peter Crosby11/12/2002 My essay won First Place in the very real Foster City International Writer’s Contest. View Post
north americatravel21 views8 minute read Costanoa California: If you hate camping, you’ll love this place.Peter Crosby09/03/2000 We’d heard of a hipster campground south of SF, so we figured how bad could it be? View Post