Pick the Mountain Bike Capital of Georgia

Georgia is a peach, but there are a couple of other reasons to PICK Ellijay, the northern corner of the state. It's prime apple orchard country and Georgia's mountain bike capital. Here, the...

Bella Vista, a Bike-In Bike-Out Beauty

Bella Vista, translated from Spanish to English, is simply a beautiful view. There is plenty of beauty, and it's a beautiful thing to pedal right from your yard into a world-class mountain bike trail...

Chinese Food in Melk, Austria

When we travel, and we have done a lot of that, we always head for local food at meal time, until we tire of it. We find that after 7-10 days of eating somebody else's food, we need a break for...

My Recommendations to Visit New Orleans

If you have put New Orleans on your bucket list and are in the planning phase, you want to know what should be on the top of your list? Here are my recommendations: We are traveling the USA via...

Rowing the Murray River from Renmark, SA to Waikerie, SA

There are many ways to see the Murray River in South Australia. Depending on the time you have available, you could drive down, stop at lookouts, take a cruise on the P.S. Murray Princess, hire a...

Hostels vs Hotels: Choosing the Right Accommodation

So you've decided on your adventure. After finding flights, the next logical step is to find places to stay. Something that can trip many people up is choosing what type of venue to stay in...