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
asianorth americatravel29 views10 minute read Reykjavík Iceland is the perfect winter vacation for vampires with insomnia.Peter Crosby12/29/2023 From September to April, few places on earth are friendlier to undead bloodsuckers. View Post
newsletters35 views2 minute read What Thurston Howell the Third had in common with an 8th Century Buddhist monk.Peter Crosby11/30/2023 You wouldn’t think that a monk and a millionaire are very similar, and you’d be right. View Post
asiatravel810 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
asiatravel42 views12 minute read Jerusalem may be popular with Christians, but Jesus probably hated the godforsaken place.Peter Crosby11/09/2022 People have been returning to Jerusalem for almost 2,000 years, but why would Jesus ever go back? View Post
blog90 views4 minute read My ongoing, obsessive search for the world’s best alarm clock radio of 2022.Peter Crosby07/13/2022 It’s now five years later, and a lot has changed in the world of alarm clockery. View Post
africatravel63 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
europetravel85 views13 minute read Lisbon is the city San Francisco could’ve been if the Internet hadn’t totally effed it up.Peter Crosby03/03/2020 Do you long for the old San Francisco? Well, friend, let me tell you about Lisbon, Portugal. View Post
north americatravel55 views7 minute read Steep Ravine cabins: Tired of hotels with electricity, heat, and indoor plumbing?Peter Crosby03/07/2019 Let me tell you about Mount Tamalpais State Park in Marin County, California. View Post
oceaniatravel106 views7 minute read Tahiti may be the closest you’ll ever get to paradise without dying first.Peter Crosby01/02/2017 Tahiti makes Bali look like Detroit, Michigan in the winter. View Post
south americatravel43 views13 minute read Belize: It’s like a giant saltwater aquarium that isn’t all full of fish poop.Peter Crosby01/02/2016 2 shares 0 2 0 0 People don’t come to Belize for white sandy beaches. They come for what most islands don’t have: an epic, ocean-taming barrier reef. View Post
europetravel101 views9 minute read Seville Spain was built on stolen gold and, from the looks of the place, a shipload of it.Peter Crosby05/15/2015 Seville Spain was built on stolen South American gold, and judging from the look of the place, assloads of the stuff. View Post