FirstRead.Me is about exceptional travel reporting, writing, and photography. We believe in sharing travel tips you may not find elsewhere… …and two of our stories for Travel Pulse were honored with awards for 2017 from the North America Travel...
Dolphin swim experiences are an emotional and controversial subject. I have personally always felt torn between a love for marine animals, which includes a strong desire to see them, and a firm belief that those desires should never be satisfied at the expense of the...
Okay, all you road warrior, top-tier elite status mongers, this post is probably not for you. Move along so the rest of us can talk freely—about 2017 mileage runs for small-time players. We aren’t even in the same league. Let’s face it, folks, more than a...
Conditions on the Pacaya Volcano in August 2017 Current conditions matter—that’s why I want to make sure that the date of my post is clear. There are plenty of older posts floating around about hiking the Pacaya Volcano that can be misleading about what you...
When we are not traveling, Gary and I operate a very small lakeside cabin resort. It makes us better travelers—knowing what goes on behind the scenes in the hospitality business. It also has given us a wealth of interesting stories. #TravelTruth from an Inside...
Is there such a thing as too much Slovenian wine? Not if it connects you to the people. As much as I love cruising, cruise travel can make it difficult to break through the barriers that separate us from the people of a port city. We disembark (that’s a...
