Category: America
The Queen Mary II – Review
Nothing can compare with the Cunard line when it comes to luxury cruising. We found this out in vivid detail over the course of a seven...
A Mad Dash Across the Continent (Part 2 of 2)
We spent the night in New Jersey at the airport hotel, and fell asleep somewhere around 4am after a silly sprint around the city returning...
A Mad Dash Across the Continent (Part 1 of 2)
On the 3rd of July, we booked a boat leaving from New York on the 6th of July. Since I don’t fly (and most un-winged mammals shouldn’t)...
Who Let the Loonies Out? – Talk Radio in America
I’m growing a bit concerned about the folks on talk radio in the USA. We’ve had ol’ Limbaugh for quite some time, but recently I’ve...
Process for Acquiring a Russian Tourist Visa and Invitation Letter/Vouchers
Okay folks, this visa process is a bit more in depth than any of the other visa applications for any other country we have visited. Since...
The 2010 Census and Traveling Insignificants
I don’t count. I simply do not exist nor do I count to the American government. Ten years ago I was overseas and wasn’t counted. As it...
Life in a Simpler Time– Michigan’s U.P
We’ve spent a few weeks in Michigan’s UP, the Upper Peninsula surrounded by great lakes. It is a beautiful, if not rugged landscape...
Why I Hate Wal-Mart and the ‘temporary culture’ of America
You can’t consider yourself a long-term thinker if you shop at Wal-Mart, Best Buy, or any other major chain in the United States. Here is...
Seven Thoughts on the Oil Spill in the Gulf
I don’t mean to launch into a diatribe, but its my blog and I feel like ranting about the so-called ‘disaster in the gulf.’ 1. This...
Marketing Versus Bashing People on the Head
Traveling for the past year has been quite an enlightening experience. We left our home in Shanghai on May 1st, 2009 and are still on the...
Pictures from Across America
We’ve been in America for quite a few months now, and that has yielded some amazing photographs that we’d like to share with...
Drinking Cultures from Around the Globe
There is something very strange about the way humans approach booze, and how each nation address alcohol both politically and culturally in...
Blogging in America
In recent months I’ve come to realize what my psychology (and statistics) professors meant by ‘Negative Response Theory.’...
Abandon the Cube in the Media
Abandon the Cube has been extremely fortunate to be featured across the web and in print media while in the USA. Below are some of the...
The Redwood National Forest in California
I’ve always wanted to go to the Redwood National Forest in Northern California. While we were out in the Pacific Northwest, we...
The Oregon Caves and the Mystery of the Greyback
After a great two days in Eugene, we packed up the old trusty mini van once again and decided to hit the road and head south. With all four...
Eugene Oregon and the Best Accident
We packed up the minivan and decided to head south to see two longtime friends and adventurous souls who live in Eugene, OR. The drive was...
Ten Reasons Why the West Coast is WAY Cooler than the East Coast
Here we go! Just the FACTS about why the West Coast is literally a billion times cooler than the East Coast: 1) Movies about the West Coast...
Washingtonians Believe in the End of the World
What better way to spend the Armageddon, then waiting it out safely underground? Apparently I’m not the first person to think of...
Mt. Rainier National Park
From my family’s home in Washington State you can see Mt. Rainier. It’s one of the most majestic sights on the West Coast at almost...
While not Traveling – Fixing up your Home for Cheap
When you are on the road, you occasionally find yourself in between places or in limbo waiting for the next leg of your trip. That is...
Why I Dont Own a Cell Phone
This isn’t one of those hippy diatribes about the body corporate, or a quasi-scientific spiel about the plausible connection between...
Across America by Land
Not many people make backtracks like we do! To make my point, our trips inside America in the last several months have been hectic,...
The Empire Builder
Recently, I’ve taken the Empire Builder from start to finish a total of three times, that’s around 6,600 miles! Traveling by train is...
Sweet Home, Rockford IL
Although still listed as the 14th most undesirable place to live because of the crime and unemployment, I’ve been lucky enough to...
