Monthly Archives: August 2021

How you can help the Afghan Circus for kids

Afghan Circus for kids

View this post on Instagram A post shared by MMCCglobal (@mmccglobal) I’m taking a break from the usual travel-related goffballery this week to add to the chorus of global concern about the unfolding situation in Afghanistan. The juggling community has a soft spot for Afghanistan due to the wonderful work…

A guide to adventurous eating while traveling and living to tell the tale

Adventurous eating Bangkok street food vendor

I remember it like it was yesterday. June 20, 1993 was the last time I barfed. I remember it so well, because it wasn’t your ordinary barf-wipe-and-go. It was a defining life event, like the birth of one’s child or a wild monkey stealing your $1,500 camera and throwing it…

Travel world records that you can break – on a budget

It’s not enough for some people to just see the world. People of a certain inclination feel compelled to break travel world records by doing stuff in faster, longer, crazier, painfulier ways. These records vary wildly in the time, resources and expenses they require. On the low(er) end, two English…

A serious guide on how to behave on fam trips, seriously

fam trips meal

One of the many dazzling enticements for getting into travel media is the idea of jetting around the world in luxurious style for free. The industry term for these free or sponsored trips is “fam trips,” A.K.A. “familiarization trips.” But those of us that have been on a bunch of…

Olympic sports that are easier than an average juggling act

Did you hear that? That was the sound of my EEG going haywire. I get triggered during every summer Olympics by what sports are and aren’t part of the games. The ho-hum legacy Olympic sports that are still included are one thing (humans hate breaking tradition), but a handful of…

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