...and no, I am not referring to the Travelocity troll. Look it up. In honor of the new year, I am revisiting one of my most popular post...

After leaving the oh-so-chic Faberge , my next mission is finding the Museum of Hygiene, a Soviet-era relic that would appeal to my taste ...

Ever find yourself on the road and desperately in need of shoe polish or eye makeup remover or a tourniquet? Don’t worry--you don’t have t...

Now that we have covered the basic Cyrillic alphabet , let's proceed to a reading lesson. I chose to spend my one free day in Moscow ...

I have been taking Russian for the past three weeks. Actually, full disclosure, as I am not trying to be a K-G-Beast , I took an introduc...

Following up on the popular So You Want to Be a Travel Blogger , I present an elfin dectet of malapropisms that make me grouchy. www.p...

Every January, I ponder cataloging all the books I read that calendar year. But somehow, about 10 books into the equation, I drop the ball...

Cold, sweaty and tired feet can leave many a traveler feeling defeeted .  Here are a few new products that claim to prime your paws for all...

For those hankering to see my stand-up performance, here it is on YouTube . Enjoy and let me know what you think in the comments sec...

I made my stand-up debut at The Improv in Washington, DC last week. Here's an excerpt from the routine, minus the ad libs. Video will ...

What nationality is most likely to be naked on a beach? Expedia’s Flip Flop Report provides the naked truth. Germans top the list. Give...