Brush with Greatness: Whale-watching Along the Dominican Republic
I had already gotten a full dose of the natural beauty and adventure along the North Coast of the Dominican Republic. But if I had to choose my favorite moment,…
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Kevin Revolinski
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Follow Kevin’s travels on his travel-planning website, The Mad Traveler, featuring many of his articles, photographs, information about his published travel guides, and more. Kevin is the author of 14 books, including Best Tent Camping Wisconsin, Wisconsin’s Best Beer Guide, and The Yogurt Man Cometh: Tales of an American Turkey in Teacher and Michigan’s Best Beer Guide. His articles and photography have appeared in a variety of publications including The New York Times, Chicago Tribune and Miami Herald. He has lived abroad in several places including Italy, Guatemala and Panama, but currently lives in Madison, Wisconsin.
Sailing the Heart of Myanmar
An hour after coming ashore, I am climbing brick stairs that are warped with wear from the elements and the bare feet of the faithful over several hundred years.
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Beyond Istanbul: Exploring Anatolia
While one could spend an eternity exploring the rich layers of culture and history in Istanbul, what lies deeper into Anatolia is equally wondrous. If you have the time, perhaps just…
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Getting Hammered in Sicily
I don’t know about you, but when I hear Mardi Gras, I think drunken revelry and “show us yer boobs!” A driver in Trinidad once told me the ladies’ Carnival…
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The Real Treasury of Jordan
If Jordan had a calling card in the tourism industry, it would most likely be The Treasury. The rosy-colored, rock-cut star of the UNESCO World Heritage Site of Petra had…
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Thailand Surfaces
Thailand is underwater. That’s what people think right now with the massive flooding that seems to have been going on for months – since July, in fact. And unless you’re…
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The Galapagos Islands
I am the last human being on the island. Dusk is slipping down over the menagerie behind me like a velvet curtain full of sparkling pinholes. The sea lions, the…
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Other-worldly Bangkok
I’ve been coming to Bangkok since 2006. That year student protests disrupted a couple days of my business trip and a month later there was a nonviolent coup. I was…
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Israel: Along the Dead Sea
My friends and I pull over to the side of the road where a sign shows a single black line across its center: Sea Level. This real-life travel moment requires…
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To the Top of the Volcano
Towering proudly over the Quetzaltenango basin in the highlands of Guatemala is nature’s perfect cone. Santa Maria, a now dormant volcano—one of thirty volcanoes in this country—can be seen from…
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Building Up to Angkor
Tip and I stood in line to get our three-day passes for Angkor National Park. Once the clock struck five, we purchased the tickets for the following day, yet we…
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Kenya’s Wild Kingdom
The radio is a constant hiss of static and occasional comments in Swahili and Steve, our driver, keeps it on but seems to ignore it as we bump along a…
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