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6 Vital Tips for Disabled Pet Care While You Are Away Traveling Leaving a pet at home while you travel can already be a worrisome endeavor, but for people who have a disabled pet increases that worry tenfold. Here are 6 vital tips for disabled pet care to keep your pet happy and safe while you are away. 1. Talk…

5 Important Things to Do When an Airline Loses Your Luggage It can be a real bummer when an airline loses your your luggage, but you don’t have to let it ruin your trip. Here are 5 things you can do to help expedite your reunion with your wayward luggage. 1.  Do Some Prevention Before You Go Although this tip…

5 Tips to Know Before Visiting Iceland 1. Food is Expensive Food prices are subjective to where you live, but let me tell you, food is expensive in Iceland. We spent around $40 USD for a basic lunch of burgers, fries, nugget, & some milk and $70 for dinner, without alcohol. There are only a small handful of fast food chains…

Today I venture into the world of video with my first YouTube video going live today! It is quite rough, but everyone must start somewhere! This video is all about my challenge to myself to visit all 103 Michigan State Parks this year. Why am I doing it? Why not? With a tank full of gas and a camper to…

MI State Parks Offering Free Entry Black Friday 2016 #OptOutside The Department of Natural Resources is opening up all Michigan State Parks for free access on Friday the 25th aka “Black Friday” In a joint effort with REI to promote skipping the sale lines this holiday and stepping outside either by yourself or the ones you love to enjoy the…

Gaijin Ramen Bar The vacation town of Traverse City is home to many amazing restaurants. From Italian to Latin & Asian Fusion, if there is a food you love, then there is a chance you can get it here. But oddly enough the access to Japanese cuisine was quite limited. Yes, there was sushi, Chinese food chains, and “Pan-Asian upscale cuisine” but at…

Even More Pet Friendly State Parks on the Horizon Michigan Piloting New Program Taking your furry children camping is getting a lot easier thanks to a new pilot program from the Michigan Department of Natural Resources to make a more pet friendly state park system.

Travel Accessories For Geeks Whether you are traveling to another town for a night away, or jet-setting across the world on a magic adventure, some travel accessories to help you travel are a must, but that doesn’t mean they have to be boring. So don’t be afraid to fly your geek flag high, and check out these 8 travel accessories…

Shibuya Crossing Shibuya, Tokyo’s shopping district, is also home to one of Tokyo’s busiest railway stations and happening nightlife. This ward alone is home to 221,801, and is a popular meeting place for Tokyo’s youth. But for tourists, one feature of Shibuya stands above the rest, and that is Shibuya Crossing. Shibuya crossing is right outside of Shibuya station and not…

Tokyo tower has one of the best views of Tokyo. It could be argued Skytree does, or the Metropolitan Building offers a similar view cheaper, but there is just something so iconic about the red tower, so visible on the skyline. And for some reason…I decided to climb it. A little know attraction, you forgo the lines for the elevators,…