It’s been a few weeks since I’ve posted a look back into the past on Michael W Travels with a Flashback Friday. Today I’ll be posting the first Flashback Friday of 2014. The topic has to do with one of my favorite things to buy while traveling- local & traditional hats. Besides buying a little … Continue reading Flashback Friday: Shop For A Hat, Get in the Local Paper- Vienna, Austria
With Christmas just days away I thought of the perfect post to share for this week’s Flashback Friday. I’m not exactly sure where people shop for their Christmas decorations and other items associated with the holiday. However, while visiting New Orleans back in May I think we found possibly the best Christmas store in the … Continue reading Flashback Friday: Visiting Santa’s Quarters
Earlier in the week I took part in Pin-Up Live, a travel chat done through Pinterest. The chats are hosted by Bethany and Randy from travel blog Beer & Beans. During each chat, the topic varies and other co-hosts join them. For the most recent chat, the topic was Rerouted: A Skype Travel Challenge with Skype … Continue reading Flashback Friday: The 6 Oddest Foods That I’ve Ever Tried
Earlier in the month I wrote about Finding Banksy In Coney Island. The controversial graffiti artists took up “residency” in NYC for one month and was leaving his mark all over the city. I only had the opportunity to see one of his pieces in person. I tried to see a couple of others but … Continue reading Flashback Friday: The Best Places To See Amazing Street Art
Earlier this week the Justice Department settled its lawsuit against the merger of American Airlines and US Airways. In order to settle, the airline had to “agree to give up slots at key airports around the country to low-cost competitors“. With the merger officially going through, American and US Air will now combine to form … Continue reading Flashback Friday: Airline Mergers & Bankruptcies Interactive Map
I find food to be a big part of travel and tend to write my fair share of food- related posts. While traveling, we’ll just about always pay a visit to local markets and supermarkets to see what interesting and odd products might be found. While I am a very picky eater, there are times that … Continue reading Flashback Friday: Strange Food: Ugly Curry Chicken Puff- Starbucks, Singapore
Over the past few years I’ve been bringing back less and less from my trips. This could probably be due to a couple of reasons. First would be that many of the souvenirs I’ve been seeing lately don’t really feel authentic or special anymore. The other reason would be Lucas. Extra space in my bag … Continue reading Flashback Friday: An Unlikely Place For A Souvenir- Easter Island, Chile
I’ve enjoyed seeing funny and odd street signs for quite some time now and always try to stop to take photos when a sign catches my eye. Most of the time this happens to be while traveling. (Find out below how to have your photo featured on Michael W Travels) I started posting “Ridiculous Street … Continue reading Flashback Friday: Ridiculous Street Signs- #1 Tallinn, Estonia
Last week’s Flashback post was related to Southwest Airlines so I figured it was best to follow up with one about our first time flying with them. Many people would rather not step foot on Southwest but Kim and I feel quite differently about the airline. We find them to be a bit quirky and … Continue reading Flashback Friday: Our First Time Flying Southwest Airlines- I’m Impressed
A couple of weeks back I posted about a museum featuring medical oddities and this week I want to share a different kind of odd post from the past for Flashback Friday. I can’t recall seeing anything odd ever get checked at the airport up til our trip to Louisville and Nashville last December. At the … Continue reading Flashback Friday: The Oddest Checked Luggage I’ve Ever Seen
