europenorth americatravel15 views11 minute read Visit Iceland before its 32 active volcanoes turn the country into “Magmaland.”Peter Crosby12/30/2023 If the frequent flying lava doesn’t fry you, the constant subzero temperatures will crystallize you. View Post
asiatravel812 views11 minute read It’s hard to believe Petra still exists, considering that the place is basically water-soluble.Peter Crosby11/13/2022 The sandstone city of Petra would’ve washed away if it had rained for any length of time in the last two millennia. View Post
asiatravel97 views6 minute read Israel’s Masada would make an amazing Airbnb if its last occupants hadn’t trashed the place.Peter Crosby11/11/2022 If there’s one thing I know for certain, the Ancient Romans aren’t getting their security deposit back. View Post
africatravel47 views6 minute read Last flight out of Marrakech: Our mostly true tale of survival during a global pandemic.Peter Crosby03/19/2020 While Morocco was still allowing flights out for the time being, our window for escape was closing fast. View Post
africatravel93 views9 minute read Africa’s Sahara Desert is hot, dry, and sandy AF.Peter Crosby03/13/2020 We go glamping on the last exit for civilization. View Post
africatravel64 views9 minute read Chefchaouen Morocco is called the “Blue City” because people have eyes.Peter Crosby03/11/2020 A city in northwestern Morocco that’s noted for blue paint shortages. View Post
europetravel101 views6 minute read The Douro Valley is Portugal’s less snooty version of Napa.Peter Crosby03/08/2020 The dress code here is basically, “Just wear pants.” View Post
north americatravel49 views8 minute read What to do in Ithaca New York other than getting drunk, stoned, or a college degree.Peter Crosby08/18/2018 Ithaca puts two bastions of radical, anti-establishment, and progressive thought on Cayuga Lake, the middle finger of the Finger Lakes. View Post
north americatravel90 views10 minute read Seattle: It’s not always rainy, miserable, and bleak (or so they tell me).Peter Crosby05/02/2015 Seattle is famous for its horrible weather, so it’s no surprise that I don’t live there and never will. View Post
north americatravel30 views9 minute read Napa Valley: Where classy people overpay to get plastered.Peter Crosby12/10/2014 The Napa Valley is full of beautiful places to get stinking drunk. View Post
blog31 views1 minute read Charging for alcohol on an International flight? What the hell, United?Peter Crosby08/22/2014 Charging for alcohol on an 11-hour international flight? US$8 for mediocre wine? That’s bullcrap, and you know it, United. View Post
north americatravel43 views5 minute read Clearwater Beach: Where the sand’s as white as the people who go there.Peter Crosby01/06/2013 A tropical paradise that makes visitors forget their troubles, worries, and fashion sense. View Post