Merry Christmas and Happy New Year

Merry Christmas Travelers! 

I hope everyone had a good one.  I got to see a very rare White Christmas, which was exciting.  I'm just glad it didn't cause me the headaches it is causing other travelers this week.

I just got a chance to look through my newest National Geographic magazine (always a good source of new 'life-list" destinations) and found this great photo of people dressed up as St. Nicholas leading Krampus, a "mythical Alpine mischief maker" in Bavaria (Germany).

Back From New York and Christmas Party Time

First - The Parties:

Its Christmas party season and if you haven't been to one already, you most likely have one coming.

If you are throwing a party and want to avoid the slightly played out "tacky sweater" theme, just go the traditional route and stay classy with this quick party plan.

Travel Inspirations

Quick roundup of some pictures and videos to trigger your travel imagination:

First, an incredible time lapse video taken in Tokyo, Japan.
The newest one can be found here.  The rest of the artists videos are found here.

South Front Antiques - Memphis, TN

For many of us its pretty hard to get away and do any traveling even if just around your own city.  But it is good to at least get out of your normal home-to-work routine and check out something new, even if it is in your own city. 

I got a chance to visit some of our local spots one Saturday morning this spring and finally was able to get the pictures up.

It is one of the places I've been wanting to check out in Memphis since hearing about it in a newspaper article last year.  South Front Antiques in Downtown Memphis, on Front Street conveniently, became the main goal on this day.

Hurricane Earl From Space 9/1/10

As much as we hear about Hurricanes; it is not often that we actually realize how big they are.  Hurricanes are the largest storms on the planet and an astronaut recenlty took this incredible picture of Earl that reminds us what kind of power we are dealing with.

YouTube - Guy Walks Across America

This is a cool stop motion video appropriately named "Guy walks across america"

Life List Destinations

Blue Lagoon Geothermal Spa, near Reykjavik, Iceland



This is one of my top places in the world to visit, Iceland in general, but specifically when I make it to Iceland, I'm going to have to go here.  Hopefully they won't have any more volcanic eruptions.

Skiing in St Louis

In an effort to lend the blog's name some credibility, here are some pics of our trip skiing in the great white north of St Louis.

 

The Skull Collection

 

I Need an Animal Skin Rug

 

SloMo Guns

Pics by Guy Sagi from his Flikr account.

His is the Editor in Chief of the NRA's Shooting Illustrated.

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NOLA

Pictures from my train ride to New Orleans: 

 

 

Exploded!