Happy New Year from your former favorite travel blogger and, once again, world explorer. Here are the top posts from the year and one selected post per month:
- Your Papers, Please: NY, The Lame Apple
Wake up New York! It does not have to be this way. Enough of these mitigation measures. They are not working.
Simply The Best: February 2022
- Iberia Business ORD-MAD: Mask Jokes Literally Don’t Fly
“Tengo que beber más porque no quiero llevar la mascarilla” (I don’t want to drink more, but I do not want to wear a mask).
- Guns & Butter: Copenhagen Travel Guide
I have been all over northern Europe including Iceland, Sweden, and Finland. While I have not been to Norway, I can predict that it will not be as great as Denmark.
- 25,000 Mile RTW Trip Including Iraq Booked!
I’m happy to get back on the road again. #duckcovid #nomaskonplanes And One more thing, I booked this for two people. #dynomite #youvestillgotit
- “Tickets, Please, Tickets”: Train Anxiety
I have great anxiety when riding them because I never know if I purchased the right ticket.
- Iraqi Homecoming Trip Report: An Introduction
A big part of my life is travel. It is cliche to say that travel is important, but that statement doesn’t mean the same to the masses as it does to me. For me, travel is oxygen. Without it, I cannot live. Without it, I lose part of my identity. I become another face among the masses, surviving the monotony of the daily routine only to do it over again.
- The KGB Hotel in Tallinn: Someone’s Always Watching
My visit to the Hotel Viru was the most interesting hotel experience I have had since I stayed in the Hollywood Tower Hotel in Orlando, Florida.
- Did TPOL Buy a 1 Euro Italian Villa?
Lawrence Sawyer August 24, 2022 at 4:18 pm said, “Best travel blogger post I’ve ever read…and I’ve been reading blogs and travel hacking since the Frugal Travel Guy was blazing trails. Long live Rick! And keep writing!!
Simply The Best: September 2022


Simply The Best: November 2022
- Housing World Cup Qatar: Adventurous or Fyre Fest?
Fortunately, I am arriving during the knockout stage so if there is a Fyre Fest run on toilet paper, it will happen in advance of my arrival. - Happy Festivus! Airing of Points Grievances 2022
Holistically not giving a shit about angry comments while at the World Cup.