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Published December 27, 2011 at 7:00 am |  Email This PostIt’s time for the 2nd Annual Winners and Losers in Travel & Tourism Round-up (here’s the 2010 list).
Australia – Draw
Australia hit it big when Oprah took 302 lucky viewers Down Under and televised every moment across the U.S. (though I planned my Aussie trip way before she did). After traversing The Outback, Sydney and all points in between, it would seem as though every American would be ready to hop on a plane and make the 16-hour trip to Oz. But that wasn’t necessarily the case according to this article in theage. Flooding, the expense and the distance to get there were all too powerful barriers to prevent people from traveling there.
Published May 16, 2011 at 7:00 am | Email This Post
Why Winning a Bowling Tournament is Like Blogging
Last year you may remember my post on “How to Get Your Name on a Plaque at a Bowling Alley“. Well… on Saturday night, my bowling league held it’s end of the year awards ceremony and I am excited to share that for the 2nd year in a row, I have won the tournament of 128 bowlers.
What was the secret?
I make no claims to be an expert bowler, my average is a steady 142. But playing regularly, remaining focused on the goal, getting lucky and enjoying the ride all contributed to preserving my name and reputation for posterity – in the foyer of a bowling alley!
Published January 3, 2011 at 7:00 am | Email This PostHappy New Year!
It’s 2011. All this week adventureswithben.com will feature a 4-part series about Travel in 2011. But we must first bid 2010 a fond farewell. Here’s a look back on the winners and losers in the travel and tourism industry last year.
Vuvuzela – Loser
Despite my best attempts in making my case, Why I Support the Vuvuzela, this magical, plastic horn never got the due credit it deserved. It’s doubtful we’ll ever see them again.
South Africa Tourism – Winner
Published December 20, 2010 at 7:00 am | Email This Post
If you are a fan of adventures with ben on Facebook, you may have seen over the weekend that this blog was included in a list of Top 100 Travel Bloggers Hotels and Airlines Should Fly Out First Class.
Thank You
First and foremost, thank you for making that possible. Through your comments, e-mails, re-tweets and readership, you have made that possible – and I never take that for granted.
Published August 18, 2010 at 7:00 am | Email This PostSometimes you can find adventure close to home. In today’s post, every Saturday from 630-900 P.M.
If you’ve followed my semi-regular updates on twitter, you know I’m in a weekly bowling league in Orlando. Brian and I joined last summer. We were tired of spending Saturday nights at home, wondering what we should do. Neither of us had bowled before. But with the encouragement of some friends, we tried something new.
And every Saturday we bowl, under the guise of “The Pin Drops”.
At the beginning, my bowling average was a 115. That’s not great. It’s above 100 – which is good, but there’s lots of room for improvement.
Published June 28, 2010 at 7:00 am | Email This Post
It’s tough to imagine that it’s been one full year of blogging about travel. Time flies when you’re having fun. And what a fun year it was. It all began with The Stories of my Shoes; a metaphor for capturing and recanting stories. Now, 252 posts later, the stories keep on growing.
My Favorite Adventures
Since June of 2009, the travel destination roster included: Chicago, IL, St. Louis, MO, Eugene, OR, Park City, UT, Omaha, NE, Johannesburg, South Africa (twice), Pattaya, Thailand, New Orleans, LA, Canada (St. John’s, Halifax, Montreal, Vancouver, Calgary and Toronto), Livingstone, Zambia and Victoria Falls, Zimbabwe. Of course there were excursions all throughout Orlando, FL. So what were some of my favorite moments?
Published March 31, 2010 at 7:00 am | Email This Post
Last week’s post may have caught you by surprise; Your eyes weren’t fooling you. I was wearing a cowboy hat!
After a successful week at work in the City of Calgary, my host and client wanted to thank my colleague and I for a job well-done with a Calgary Tradition: A White Hat. Out of respect for my client and my personal full-time job, I won’t share the details of what I did to earn the hat, but the tradition in Calgary dates back all the way to 1961. But the popularity of the hat goes back even further.
Published March 26, 2010 at 7:00 am | Email This Post
Life has moved on since the Ultimate Thailand Explorers Competition. There are new countries to explore, places to visit and things to do. When the announcement was made in January that we won “Best Sponsor Promotion”, a prize packet was sent to the house. It was loaded with great prizes. So I thought I would quickly share with what we took home…
Bangkok
Phuket
Published January 17, 2010 at 12:37 am | Email This PostIt’s official, I’m an award-winning blogger. Never in my wildest dreams did my blogging skills would amount to something so big in such a short amount of time. I’m just so excited. What did I win? Well…
In addition to trying to rally the most votes as part of my assignment in the Ultimate Thailand Explorers Competition, the five finalist teams were also competing for several awards/ titles:
- Best Promotional Blog
- Best Amazing Thailand, Amazing Value Video
- Best Sponsor Promotion
Announced on Friday, Brian and I were honored with “Best Sponsor Promotion”.
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