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Wilmington, NC and its beaches: Feel the strength of the labor of love (MSN)

 

Milwaukee: Small City, Big Outlook

 

Laos Vows that Green Equals Gold

 

Brew York: Rocking Out at the Top of the Empire State

 

Virginia’s Blue Ridge Bounty

 

Florida’s Wild West: Pensacola Bay

 

Lake Placid’s Brilliant Bookends—Eastwind and Whiteface Lodge

 

The Finger Lakes: A Tale of Two Counties (JohnnyJet)

 

Syracuse: New York State’s Multicultural Food and Live Music Hub (JohnnyJet)

 

8 Epic Long Hikes Around the World (Thrillist)

 

Louisiana’s Oath to Music Festivals

 

Pennsylvania Big Skies: Northern PA’s Route 6-hugging Bliss

 

New York’s Other Notable Hamilton is a County in the Adirondacks (GoNomad)

 

Panhandling for Cool in Upstate Idaho (JohnnyJet)

 

Jacksonville: The Gateway to the heart and soul of cosmopolitan Northeast Florida (GoNomad)

 

St. Augustine: Gateway to the Heart and Soul of Northeast Florida

 

Saint Lucia: Rewilding the Caribbean Family Vacation (JohnnyJet)

 

Explore Chattanooga: Tennessee’s Mountain-Valley Town Struts its Stuff (JohnnyJet)

 

A Double Dose of Adirondack Lore—Lake Placid & Saranac Lake (JohnnyJet)

 

Exploring New York City on Foot During COVID-19 (World Nomads)

 

A World of Trouble or the Making of an Explorer? (A middle school reflection)

 

Wilmington DE’s Day—A Vote for Delaware

 

You Were Wrong: Jersey Rocks – And Your Kids Will Dig it Too (JohnnyJet)

 

The 13 Best Countries for Americans Who Want to Live Abroad (Thrillist, contributed Republic of Georgia and Mexico)

 

Moscow and Saint Petersburg: Russia’s Star Cities

 

The World’s Most Beautiful Beach Cities Where You Can Live for Dirt Cheap (Thrillist, co-author)

 

9 Stops to Make on a Nebraska Road Trip (JohnnyJet)

 

The Best Small Cities in America to Visit for a Weekend (Thrillist, contributed Twin Falls, ID)

 

5 Ways to Rock and Roll Montana (TravelPulse)

 

The Southern Bahamas Remain Open for Business (Johnnyjet.com)

 

The Ozarks’ Cutting-Edge Take on the Past (TravelPulse, also on MSN)

 

Oheka Castle: A Long Island Escape Fit for a Queen (or Two)

 

20 Overlooked Countries Not Enough Americans Visit (Thrillist, contributed Tasmania)

 

10 Incredible Countries Where You Can Live for Under $1,000 a Month (Thrillist feature, lone author)

 

Barbershop Postcards—a True Cultural Travel Selfie (Perceptive Travel)

 

The 19 Best Places for a Big Trip in 2019 (Thrillist, contributed Montreal)

 

Jamaica’s Moon Palace for Dads and Daughters (GoNomad)

 

Tasmania’s “New” Ancient Walkabout (Perceptive Travel)

 

Boise: Not Predicting Idaho’s Future, Reinventing It

 

THE BEST PLACES TO TRAVEL WHEN YOU’RE NEWLY SINGLE (Thrillist, contributed Peru, #12 of 18, not ranked in order)

 

Garnet Hill Lodge: An Adirondack Gem (Johnnyjet)

 

Big Noise and Poise in Wilmington, Delaware

 

17 INCREDIBLE ISLANDS AROUND THE WORLD TO VISIT THIS SUMMER (Thrillist, contributed Grenada, the Caribbean)

 

AMERICA’S 20 GREATEST SUMMERTIME LAKE TOWNS (Thrillist, added Ely, MN and Lake Placid, NY)

 

16 AMAZING PLACES TO TAKE YOUR SUMMER VACATION THIS YEAR (Thrillist, contributed Tasmania and Interior BC)

 

Wandering West of Portland: Oregon’s Tualatin Valley

 

The Dogfish Universe: Beer Elevated, Delaware-Style

ONE OF THE COOLEST CITIES IN AMERICA DOESN’T EVEN REALIZE IT YET (Thrillist; full feature about Wichita, KS)

 

Southeast Asia Evolves Its Unified Tourism Model (Meeting Professionals International)

 

Thailand on Three Wheels—With and Without an Engine (Perceptive Travel)

 

THE MOST UNDERRATED CITY IN ALL 50 STATES (Thrillist, contributed Wichita, KS)

 

WHAT TO PACK ON YOUR SOLO TRIP (St Giles Hotels)

 

PLACES YOU SHOULD VISIT IN 2018 BEFORE THEY GET TOO POPULAR (Thrillist; contributed the Azores)

 

15 PLACES TO TAKE THE SOLO TRIP OF A LIFETIME (Thrillist; contributed Northern Minnesota)

 

18 UNFORGETTABLE COUNTRIES WHERE YOU CAN ROLL BIG ON LESS THAN $50 A DAY (Thrillist; contributed Republic of Georgia, #4)

 

5 NYC Restaurants That Keep It Real (Long Island Pulse)

 

British Columbia’s Other Side (TravelPulse)

 

THE MOST BREATHTAKINGLY BEAUTIFUL SMALL TOWNS IN THE WORLD (Thrillist; contributed Stepantsminda, Republic of Georgia, and Vang Vieng, Laos)

 

Revisiting a Hard Rock State of Mind at the Hard Rock Hotel San Diego

 

THE COOLEST END-OF-SUMMER THINGS TO DO ACROSS AMERICA (Thrillist; contributed Wichita, #15)

 

Walking, Eating and Drinking in Denver (TravelPulse)

 

9 INCREDIBLE COUNTRIES YOU CAN LIVE FOR UNDER $1,000 A MONTH (Thrillist feature)

 

Rock Out in San Diego (TravelPulse)

 

My daughter Bella’s video spokesperson debut (1:24) for the Holiday Inn Resort Aruba.

 

Blown Away by Aruba’s Unchanging Wind (TravelPulse)

 

THE ULTIMATE NEW YORK CITY TRAVEL GUIDE (Thrillist; I penned the ‘landing page,’ what’s under the subheads and not linked)

 

THE BEST PLACES FOR AMERICANS TO VISIT BY THE END OF 2017 (Thrillist; contributed Nepal, #14)

 

India: Experiencing Peace and Chaos

 

THE BEST SMALL TOWN TO VISIT IN ALL 50 STATES (Thrillist; contributed Idaho: Driggs/Victor)

 

THE BEST COUNTRIES TO VISIT WHEN YOU’RE SPENDING AMERICAN DOLLARS (Thrillist feature)

 

Adventure Heals in Montana

 

15 UNFORGETTABLE CITIES TO VISIT BEFORE YOU TURN 30 (Thrillist; contributed Manchester and Denver)

 

THE BEST CITIES IN THE WORLD FOR AMERICANS WHO WANT TO WORK REMOTELY (Thrillist; contributed Riga and Porto)

 

Guy who’s been to 135 countries shares 9 where you can live well for $1000 a month (CNBC)

 

A Short Guide to Baltimore’s Mount Vernon

Pick up your trash, you lazy litterbugs! (TimeOut New York)

 

Los Angeles Grub Grand Slam (American Detour)

 

Coloring outside the lines at the Australia Tourism Summit (MPI)

 

16 BEAUTIFUL EUROPEAN CITIES YOU CAN ACTUALLY AFFORD TO VISIT RIGHT NOW (Thrillist; contributed Porto, Tallinn, and Ljubljana)

 

Canada’s Heavenly Take on the Wintertime Blues (Ontario)

 

UNDERAPPRECIATED AMERICAN CITIES YOU SHOULD TOTALLY MOVE TO (Thrillist; contributed Baltimore)

 

Varanasi’s Circus of the Senses: India’s Watery Promised Land

 

SKIP EUROPE: THE WORLD’S GREATEST DESTINATION CITIES AMERICANS OVERLOOK (Thrillist; contributed Amman, Tunis, and Yangon)

 

Born & Raised in Vermont: The Evolution of Snurfing (Stratton Magazine)

 

Armenia: A Cradle of Christianity and World Wonders (GoNomad)

 

THE 15 BEST PLACES IN THE WORLD TO TAKE A BIG TRIP IN 2017 (Thrillist; contributed Antarctica, #2)

 

Porto: Northern Portugal’s Heartbeat

 

Cancun & Cozumel, the InterContinental Presidente Way

 

COUNTRIES THAT ACTUALLY LOVE HAVING AMERICAN TOURISTS (Thrillist; Australia, Wales)

 

16 Things You Didn’t Know About Armenia

 

15 COUNTRIES YOU SHOULD VISIT BEFORE YOU TURN 30 (Thrillist; India, Thailand)

 

Armenia: Europe’s Final Frontier (GoNomad)

 

13 SURPRISINGLY EASY COUNTRIES FOR ENGLISH SPEAKERS TO TRAVEL IN (Thrillist; Philippines, Armenia)

 

THE MOST OVERRATED AND UNDERRATED DESTINATIONS IN ASIA (Thrillist; Brunei, Laos)

 

Adirondack Plush at Lake Placid’s Whiteface Lodge

 

Savoring Pure Greece (JohnnyJet)

 

SKIP LONDON AND PARIS: 13 OVERLOOKED EUROPEAN CITIES NOT ENOUGH AMERICANS VISIT (Thrillist; Riga, Latvia)

 

14 TINY COUNTRIES THAT ARE BIG-TIME DESTINATIONS (Thrillist; Slovakia, Rwanda)

 

7 Ways to Discover Virginia (Long Island Pulse)

 

Durham, NC: Mills as Lofts, Food as Craft, Life as Good

 

The Haymarket: Stockholm’s Instant Classic (JohnnyJet)

 

LITTLE-KNOWN APPALACHIAN TOWNS YOU SHOULD ABSOLUTELY VISIT (Thrillist feature)

 

A Filipino ‘Journey’ (Afar)

 

Idaho: A Tale of Two Valleys (JohnnyJet)

 

SE Asian nations unite for sustainable growth (Meeting Professionals International)

 

Dueling Smiles in Muzzled Myanmar (Perceptive Travel)

 

Portland, OR: Letting It All Hang Out (JohnnyJet)

 

6 NYC Restaurants That Double as International Journeys (Long Island Pulse)

 

8 NYC Restaurants that Resurrect Tradition (JohnnyJet)

 

How to Discover a Country in Less Than 10 Days (Long Island Pulse)

 

The Winter Wonderlands of New York and Vermont—Where the Snow Sticks (JohnnyJet)

 

6 NYC Restaurants to Match Your Mood (Long Island Pulse)

 

Rise Above It (Ireland) (American Detour)

 

How Many Countries Are There Really? Depends How You Count (Yahoo Travel)

 

A Song for the Canadian Rockies (JohnnyJet)

 

Master an Overnight in the Airport (Outside)

 

EXIT INTERVIEW: WHAT IT WAS LIKE TO DRIVE A HORSE CARRIAGE IN 1980S NEW YORK (Atlas Obscura)

 

The Renaissance of the Travel Agent (Long Island Pulse)

 

Southeast Asia’s Anchor for Real Music (Long Island Pulse)

 

Takeaways from ASEAN’s 35th ATF in the Philippines (JohnnyJet)

 

QUITO—Always the Right Season (Long Island Pulse)

 

The Calculus of the Galápagos (JohnnyJet)

 

Rent a Real Man in Borneo (Perceptive Travel)

 

Curaçao’s Sweet Case of the Blues (JohnnyJet)

 

Rockin’ a Reason to Cruise (Long Island Pulse)

 

Annapolis: Where Awesomeness Tempts From Every Angle (Long Island Pulse)

 

Mashpi Lodge in the garden of Ecuador—a megadiverse campus (JohnnyJet)

 

Florida’s Emerald Coast (Long Island Pulse)

 

A unified tourism model in Southeast Asia? Takeaways from ASEAN’s 34th ATF in Myanmar (JohnnyJet)

 

How to Shop Outside the Shop—Thai Style (Long Island Pulse)

 

Nicaragua: Pick a Side (Long Island Pulse)

 

Cruising Route 66, Ozarks Style: Springfield, Missouri (Long Island Pulse)

 

Cambodia: Recognize Pride Needs No Flag (Long Island Pulse)

 

Interview with the Travel Detective: Peter Greenberg (Long Island Pulse)

 

Defining Delaware: Urban to Pastoral—in a flash (Long Island Pulse)

 

How One Guitar Will Save The World: An Interview with Luke Maguire Armstrong (Long Island Pulse)

 

Smuggler’s Notch: Vermont’s high-octane, family-friendly activity campus (JohnnyJet)

 

Bermuda: Keep it Sweet! (Long Island Pulse)

 

Baltimore—The Best Place to Heal in the World? (Long Island Pulse)

 

The World’s Most Determined Vigilante: An Interview with Robert Young Pelton (Long Island Pulse)

 

Wisconsin’s Bridge to Original Rock (Long Island Pulse)

 

Estonia: A country whose history is discovered in its songs (Long Island Pulse)

 

New York’s Catskills: Sullivan County’s Take on the Good Life (Long Island Pulse)

 

Jasper—Where Things are Looking Up, Literally! (Long Island Pulse)

 

Nantucket: Doable Paradise (Long Island Pulse)

 

Tweak Your Identity While Traveling (Long Island Pulse)

 

CHARM DEFINED: Wilmington, North Carolina (Long Island Pulse)

 

Travel Attire Road Test (Long Island Pulse)

 

GRENADA: Caribbean Intervention (Perceptive Travel)

 

FINLAND RISING: Bridging an International Gap (Long Island Pulse)

 

The Original Boondocks—Philippines (Perceptive Travel)

 

The Undercover Nun: A mother and son return to Ireland for a walk down memory lane—and the road not taken

 

Sobering Shamanism from Peru’s Visionary Tea

 

A short film about Bryan Northam: A Day in the Life of a Central Park Carriage Driver. Also featured by The Atlantic.