the big fat world

In today’s Facebook-Twitter-LinkedIn world, it seems odd anyone still uses a business card, let alone a calling card. A calling card? Weren’t those used about 100 years ago in England for the aristocrats and other out of touch gentry? I usually scoff at such ideas until I took some time to consider what it means [...]

Hello world travelers, there is a lot of stuff we want to bring on our Around the World trips but with only (1) 50-65L bag, its hard to put everything in there plus all the stuff you end up accumulating along the way. Besides some of the more obvious things to pack like t-shirts, hiking [...]

They say the Finnish students rank among the smartest of any nation on the planet, but how do you think you rank against them in world geography? Well you are on this site, so right away I know you are passionate about travel, so why not test your skills? I was most recently introduced to a site that can test [...]

Besides the food, culture, and scenery that lure most travelers across the globe, architecture in its own right has quite a powerful draw. Who knew stacks of bricks could elicit such beauty, such mystery, and such imagination.  Let’s take a tour of some truly resplendent cities and their gorgeous reminders of the past, present, and [...]

I have been to over 35 countries and see some pretty cool things and why not put what you love on a soft t-shirt to wear with you wherever you go. The Big Fat World T-shirt Shop is now open so you too can have a piece of the world. I am featuring hilarious and [...]

One of the fantastic things about South East Asia is its cheap factor. Burma holidays and holidays in Cambodia, Vietnam and Thailand can be many times cheaper than a trip to European hotspots like Paris, Berlin, Amsterdam….can you say $14 beer? And in many ways, SE Asia is becoming a burgeoning traveler paradise.  For example, Bangkok, despite [...]