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The Holiday Season In New York City! Even when I was living in Los Angeles, I was watching the Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade on TV and looking forward to visiting the decorated windows on 5th Avenue when I came home for the holidays. Here is my overview and advice about celebrating New York during the … TBP 0025 Holiday Season in New York City 2013 Read More »

Coffeehouses transformed how travelers experience their trip. Bathrooms are just one of the benefits of coffeehouses becoming popular with the growth of Starbucks in the 90’s. This is especially true in New York City, where you could spend hours in the 80’s searching for a bathroom. I vividly remember doing the pee-pee dance at the … TBP 0024 COFFEEHOUSES ARE THE SAVIORS OF THE TRAVELER Read More »

In today’s Travel Better Podcast (#0023) I will be discussing the options you have for going through the TSA Security Checkpoints at airports. Most people think that you MUST go through the scanner at the TSA Security Checkpoints, but there are other choices that you can make that might appeal to you more and might … TBP 0023 TSA Security Checkpoints – Know Your Options… Read More »

VACATION IS A STATE OF MIND. This has always been my philosophy. It’s just that it is so easy to stay stressed when in a home environment that most people find it hard to reach that state. And it is also easy to blow off local adventures because there’s no excessive driving or flying. … TBP 0022 How to Plan A Staycation That is Awesome! Read More »

This is a follow up to last week’s podcast, to round out the bits about Salem Massachusetts that I was not sure about. Most important additions to TBP 0020 (last week’s podcast): Parking (the main garage in the mall) is $20. Be aware of that so that you don’t get sticker shock. There is a … TBP 0021 Salem Salem Massachusetts – Trip in Review Read More »

October and Autumn always makes me think about Salem, Massachusetts. Salem is very special to me.  It is a place where I find what I am looking for. There is definitely a special energy there. It’s a different vibe than Sedona and probably has more to do to the people that are drawn there then … TBP 0020 Salem Massachusetts – It’s October and I’ve Gone A-Witching Read More »

Today I discuss three separate areas of California where you can enjoy the slopes. The three ski/snowboard areas I will be covering today are: Big Bear/Snow Summit area near Los Angeles (also a nod to a few tinier snow hills) Mammoth Mountain / June Mountain Lake Tahoe – which includes 7 separate ski resorts … TPB 0019 California and the Sierras – Ski and Snowboard Read More »

Winter is on it’s way! Time to talk skiing! SKI UTAH! Inspired by a mega Ski Group Meet-up in New York, I decided to create a show about Utah, one of my favorite places to ski. I got really jazzed when one of the groups was telling me about their upcoming trip to Brighton, which … TBP 0018 Ski Utah Powder Read More »

*Side Note (2019) *: I got some salty feedback for my HONEST assessment of Chicago… Both as a visitor and as a resident… And so I changed the podcast to paint it with rose colored glass views. You can thank the trolls for my non-honest bs opinion. I’m a bit salty about THAT, and despite … Chicago – A Nice Place To Visit… Read More »

Back in the day when people still read books for pleasure and information, I found Edgefield McMenamin’s in my trusty book of hostel reviews when I was looking for a place to stay around the Portland, Oregon area. Despite the glimmering review in my book, I had no idea how wonderful and unusual a stay … McMenamin’s (Do Doooo Do Do Do) – Oregon Read More »