Let’s get this out of the way right now: I’m a manbaby who lives a fantasy life and has somehow managed to escape any sort of responsibility for nearly 33 years. That might only be partially true, but for the sake of this travel blog, just accept it as gospel. Now that we have that outtathaway (shout out to the Vines), let’s bungle in the Jungle and read some of me and my bride’s worldwide adventures.
CHOPPING MY STOMACH WITH GOLIGHT BARIATRICS
This is a travel blog and as such, I never planned on blogging about my experience getting a gastric sleeve in Mexico. However, there has been so much interest and so many questions that I thought this post might be helpful. FULL DISCLOSURE: I am a 38-year-old dude with a lower BMI than usual forRead More
Mexico
CANCUN: THE LAZY MAN’S DREAM VACATION As I’m sure all my loyal and beautiful readers (hi, mom) already know, COVID, in 2020 alone, caused us to have to cancel England, Wales, Belgium, Miami, Kauai….and probably more, since at that point, we just gave up trying to travel or looking for flights. We didn’t leave theRead More
Bryce Canyon
BRYCE CANYON: A NOT-SO-HIDDEN GEM Utah sucks. Mormons are weird. There’s nothing to do. There’s no nightlife, according to the 2017 Golden State Warriors. Etc. Etc. Etc. Etc. Etc. To that I say: Whatever. I hate the winter, so yeah, for me Utah sucks for 5 months a year. Outside of that though, Utah bloodyRead More
Portland
PORTLAND: AMERICA’S GHOST TOWN (DURING COVID) DAY 1 : WAIT…DAD TRAVELS?! When I received a phone call from dear old pops asking if I wanted to go to Portland, I was certain it was a prank. After all, since I’ve been married (almost a decade, which is nuts), my wife has NEVER seen him take aRead More
Kauai
CHILLIN OUT MAXIN RELAXIN ON KAUAI WE LIKE ALL HAWAIIAN ISLANDS, OK? When people ask what our favorite Hawaiian island is, it’s so hard to choose. I mean, I vomited my way through Maui but what I saw was great. Oahu is amazing and you can never go wrong. And the Big Island, particularly walkingRead More
Venice
COOL CANALS IN VENICE VENICE IS PRETTY I just asked Caitlin what she remembered and liked most about Venice, and seeing how it was 8 years ago for us and we are old and probably have Alzheimer’s, we can’t remember nothin. But here goes nothin. First off, Venice is super pretty when you fly in.Read More
Rome
ROAMING ROMA ROME IS ONE OF MY FAVORITE CITIES BECAUSE… We’ve been there twice, in 2012 and 2016…I think. Yeah, Rome is dirty and grafitti-laden, but it freakin rules. There is SO SO SO much to see, and the first time when we went, we did all the expensive touristy stuff like the Sistine Chapel,Read More
Seattle
Contents The Drive The Hotel Night One Pike Place Market Etta’s Space Needle Touristy Stuff Begins Argosy Cruise Check In Alaskan Sourdough Bakery Seattle Aquarium Argosy Cruise Seattle Museum of Pop Culture Space Needle Final Ruminations Gear Photo Gallery Twenty Four Hours in Seattle Anyone who owns a business knows the crazy amounts of stressRead More
Germany
Germany: Finally Putting My 9th Grade Education to Good Use Look… I have higher than a 9th grade education (well…that’s debatable), but in 8th, 9th, and I think even 10th grades, I studied Deutsch. For those of you unwashed masses, that means German…duh. So I figured I’d pretty much be fluent when I stepped offRead More
Austria
Austria? Well Then! G’day Mate, Let’s Put Another Shrimp on the Barbie! “That’s a lovely accent. New Jersey?” “Austria.” “Austria? Well Then! G’day Mate, Let’s Put Another Shrimp on the Barbie!” “Let’s not.” /Scene. Why Austria? Why not. We were so bloody close that I decided I was going, Caitlin or not, just for theRead More