Posts By: Randy Kalp
By Randy Kalp
Posted in - Featured Post on September 27th, 2012
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As an American, I find Europe to be a hard place to travel. Don’t believe me, just ask Clark “Sparky” Griswald (National Lampoon’s European Vacation, for those of you born after 1990).
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By Randy Kalp
Posted in - U.S.A. on September 18th, 2012
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And here’s… “Arnie.”
We all wage our own battles when flying–an extra drink, legroom or control for the arm rest. When we succeed (for most of …
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By Randy Kalp
Posted in - Hawaii & Maui on August 27th, 2012
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My stomach cringes as our van navigates the wavy road that leads up the volcano. “Aging sucks,” I think to myself, doing my best to hide behind my generic …
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By Randy Kalp
Posted in - Roomorama on August 23rd, 2012
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If Tony Bennett left his heart in San Francisco, then his heart is clearly much smaller than mine, because I’ve left my heart in San Francisco and San Diego.
Yeah, that’s right my …
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By Randy Kalp
Posted in - Hawaii & Maui on August 20th, 2012
Story by Randy Kalp. Photos by Bethany Salvon.
On the way to O’o Farm we were treated to sugar cane fields and fantastic views:
Standing on the steps of an upcountry hippie shack at O’o Farm, …
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By Randy Kalp
Posted in - Travel Gear & Travel Review on August 19th, 2012
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I waited until I passed the prying stares of the TSA to drop the kickboard of my new Micro Luggage onto the freshly waxed floor of Bradley International …
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By Randy Kalp
Posted in - Sponsored on August 17th, 2012
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As a child of the glorious 1980s, I was lucky enough to be educated by some of the greatest adventure movies ever made–The Goonies, Indiana Jones, Star Wars and, my personal favorite, …
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