Note from the Editor: Freelance writer Kiyo Wiesnoski brings us this next post. Kiyo, originally from the Bay Area in California, currently lives in Henderson, Nevada. She is an avid swimmer and is constantly on the lookout for the best pools in Las Vegas. Summer is just about over but before we bid summer adieu,… Read More The World’s Most Amazing Swimming Pools: A Photo Essay
A few weeks ago, my car was in the shop, so Frankfurter “Frankie” von Hot Dog and I decided to make the best of the unlimited miles on our rental car and go on a road trip to Bedrock City. Bedrock is a semi-abandoned theme park and campsite located in a windswept field in… Read More Flintstones’ Bedrock City in Arizona: It’s a Yabba Dabba Doo Time!
Update: I’ve recently been informed that as of December 2016, Roos n’ More will be closed to the public! Bummer! You can read more about the closure here. The Saturday before last found me standing in a kangaroo enclosure in the middle of the Mojave desert. It was hot – 106 degrees Fahrenheit hot – and… Read More No Lions, No Tigers but Bear Cats, Oh My! My Adventure at an Exotic Animal Sanctuary in Nevada
I went to the mob museum in downtown Las Vegas over the weekend and found myself in funny photo shoot heaven. Enjoy. : ) Me, pretending to get electrocuted by my friend’s aunt. Tweet
I haven’t talked much on this blog about my experience working on a cruise ship, but I worked on one (or several, really) for a two year stretch after college. A few weeks ago I was asked to write a piece for the Top Cruise Ships Deals blog, 4 Lessons I Learned While I worked on… Read More Porthole in One:10 Fun Photos of Cruise Ships
Photo by Kelly Niemann Flipkey published another one of my articles, Wacky Weddings: 9 Unusual Places to Tie the Knot. What they didn’t publish, however, were the photos I’d sent, so lucky you! I’ve included them in this post. Which one is your favorite? Wedding in a Zoo Photo by Cariberry. Wedding… Read More Unique Wedding Locations
Once a blog, book and art exhibit, artist Vahram Muratyan’s Paris vs New York pictures are now a set of 100 postcards. When I first heard about this from @brainpicker on twitter, I thought: “Cute, but what are you supposed to do with 100 flashcards?” Then I had the idea to create a wall collage. You can… Read More Decorating Ideas for Travel Addicts: Paris vs New York Postcard Collage
You’ve got mail? Look at that teeny tiny post office! Photo by Clark Maxwell. I recently wrote a post for Flipkey.com called Vacation on Location: 5 Famous Film Locations. In it, I wrote about the setting of the film The Truman Show. Though it isn’t my favorite Jim Carey film (I prefer Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless… Read More Famous Film Locations: Seaside, Florida
Photo by Reis. In stijl. While doing research for a post I wrote for Tripbase.com, “Hippies, Hashish and Banana Pancakes: The History of Backpacking”, I stumbled upon multiple photos of a style of luxury camping called “glamping.” Glamping (glamorous + camping) is the opposite of roughing it. About the only thing it has common with the “pee-in-the-bushes-roast-marshmellows”-type… Read More Gone Glamping! Photos of Luxury Campsites
Photos you wouldn’t find anywhere other than in Las Vegas.… Read More Only in Vegas: Funny Photos from Around Sin City