After 19+ years of writing my first Pen Pal friend, first starting with postal mail I met up with Kwesi, a journalist in Accra. I’ve been staying with him and it was amazing to finally meet in person after all this time. I had re-read all his original letters before this trip. Today I woke up in Accra without any real plans other than I was going to leave the country for some additional exploration of West Africa. After a few phone calls it … [Read more...]
About Dave
http://www.davestravelcorner.com
Dave is an international travel writer and founder of Dave’s Travel Corner, a premier travel resource since 1996. He is well traveled (180 countries & territories); while on the road he enjoys the outdoors, backpacking, mountain climbing, meeting people, and experiencing other cultures.
Combining these interests with his expertise in technology, photography and writing, he shares his adventures on Dave’s Travel Corner and in select media outlets. Dave is most at home in Bangkok, Los Angeles, the Napa Valley or California’s Sierra Nevada mountains.
In 2006, he conceived the Napa Wine Project., a challenging endeavor to visit, taste with and extensively write about every winery in Napa Valley, California. He has now completed 1,200+ visits and written reviews of Napa wineries & producers.
His first book titled 'The Freeways of Los Angeles' was published in 2010.
He is a big proponent of experiential travel, valuing experiences far above "things".
LAN Peru, SFO-LIM, Nonstop
SAN FRANCISCO GATEWAY INAUGURATED LAN Airlines and its affiliates fourth US gateway offers the only nonstop service from San Francisco to South America Pablo Yunis of LAN Airlines and Michael McCarron, SFO Director of Community Affairs inaugurate the new San Francisco to Lima, Peru route with ribbon cutting ceremony at SFO. LAN is hosting the Golden Gateway Facebook Contest with a change to win two TR Premium Business Class tickets … [Read more...]
Ghana is ALIVE
The ENTIRE country is ALIVE! I'm sitting out on the darkened porch fighting mosquitoes like no tomorrow and Ghana just scored - major noise coming from all homes nearby - every type of noise imaginable, cheering, screaming, yelling, crying, chanting, horns, whistles and metal bells clanging! I'm in the country and I hear this sustained noise everywhere across the countryside! Now the music has started and people are singing! Uruguay has a long … [Read more...]
‘King Kong 360 3-D’ Created by Peter Jackson,
The World's Largest Most Intense 3-D Experience, Opens At Universal Studios Hollywood, The Entertainment Capital of L.A.SM With 3D Press Briefing by Peter Jackson and Star-Studded Premiere Universal City, CA -- 'King Kong 360 3-D' created by Peter Jackson, the world's largest most intense 3D experience, made its debut today on the famed Universal Studios HollywoodSM Studio Tour, combining a ground-breaking use of Surround Digital 3D … [Read more...]
Working in the Corn Fields!
Nothing like working on a computer in a corn field! With the modern wonders of usb wireless modems to connect into the mobile phone's network and the added benefit of having a netbook which inherently has a long battery life, I can perch myself, seated Thai style on the fertile ground among the corn plants, communicating with half the world, albeit agonizingly slowly at times. I compare the Internet speed here to the speed at which these … [Read more...]
Vizini
Vizini (Reviewed: Jul 2010) - Where better to test out a product meant to be worn in the sun then the sunny state of Hawaii. We took a Vizini on a recent trip to the big Island to test it out - from sea level to the top of Mauna Kea the Vizini worked as advertised! It is small and lightweight; simply slide in the straps on your sunglasses and voila you have shade without having to wear a cap. Since the Vizini is strapless and is a stand alone … [Read more...]
Colca Canyon, Peru – July 2010
The Colca Canyon Peru is one of Peru's treasures - a canyon so deep that only one other canyon in the world is deeper, a place so little visited yet its only 5 hours from Arequipa, Peru's largest southern city. Hiking trips can be arranged from Arequipa. Typically you can hike to the bottom from the canyon's rim in several hours along trails that switchback down the sides. The bottom of the canyon has an almost Mediterranean feel. There are fig … [Read more...]
Top 10 Spots You Might Catch a Glimpse of the Queen in Britain
NEW YORK, June 30, 2010 -- Queen Elizabeth II is set for a flying visit to New York City on July 6th, 2010, causing a stir in the city and giving us a little royal fever. The Queen is expected to pay her respects at Ground Zero and address the UN General Assembly for the first time in 50 years. If you don't catch a glimpse of Her Majesty here at home, there is always a chance of spotting her in Britain - if you know where to look. … [Read more...]
South Africa to London Trip!
Greetings from Ghana atm - just got an email today about an interesting trip. If anyone is interested post back here and I'll hook you up with Sergey who is planning this trip starting Sept/Oct of 2010. He's looking for someone relatively quickly so he can commit on this .... ~ Dave -------------------------------------------------- I’m looking for some intrepid travelers to join me on a long-term stint around eastern Africa. Let me briefly … [Read more...]
Europe from a Backpack
Europe from a Backpack by Mark Pearson First person told stories of travel in Europe. Includes specific recommendations, tips and tricks. Some are quite humorous! Geared for the budget travelers. These are true stories told by fellow travelers who have been to many places in Europe. Each section of the book is separated into stories from specific countries. … [Read more...]
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