June, 2024

• 26 June

  Mission Socotra 2024 : An Introduction

  

  Over the last 20+ years and 100+ countries, I’ve had lots and lots of amazing travel experiences. Certain destinations do bring up alarm and issues. Yemen happens to be one of those right now. In fact, it will be a long time before Yemen is on the safe to travel list. I’m not 25 and silly anymore … I have …

April, 2022

• 3 April

  Drinking at Milion, Buenos Aires. (Milion Buenos Aires Review 2022)

  

  Question for you Buenos Aires drinkers and readers of that stupid Top50 list (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zUAYWXH2tsI) How can Floreria Atlantico be the #5 bar in the world, when it’s at best, the 3rd best bar in town? When you’re part of a carefully created hype machine, that’s how. It’s also the only reason that Tres Monos made the list. From that post, …
• 1 April

  Floreria Atlantico – 8 years later …drinks are still good but one bartender can break your business

  

  When you’re a business person, the toughest thing isn’t making it to the top, but rather keeping the factors consistent so that your business doesn’t fall apart. As an entrepreneur, you’re going to have to weather challenges that will make it difficult, night after night after night to deliver to your customers. Eight years ago, I came here to Floreria …

March, 2022

• 29 March

  Drinking at Tres Monos, Buenos Aires (Tres Monos Review 2022)

  

  Tres Monos reminds me of what a local dive bar used to look like in large cities. Hipster bartenders slinging cocktails without a care in the world, just making sure that the patrons were happy and lubricated. No architectural digest entry for decor No curated menu to pair with drinks No fear of displeasing the mixologists with your lack of …
• 29 March

  Don Julio – Buenos Aires : An honest opinion

  

  Coming to Buenos Aires for the 5th time was a measured decision. This is a city that I love for the architecture, large promenades, vibrant energy along with phenomenal food and cocktails. Don Julio is a parrilla, or grill restaurant. These restaurants are all over Argentina, so how does one place standout among the masses and draw people to their …

December, 2019

• 3 December

  How much is #RDMission100-7 costing me?

  

  My last huge mission was getting to Antarctica. It wasn’t cheap … here’s a reminder of the cost … link This trip is nowhere near the same … it’s even more. Like crazy more … Going around New Zealand and getting to Australia is on my bucket list since I’m a huge Lord of the Rings fan and I wanted …
• 3 December

  #RDMission100-7 : Celebrity Solstice Cruise Day 2 : Bay of Islands, NZ

  It’s the following 8 days into our trip4.5 years I’ve aged in the last week7 hours since I’ve scolded Mitchell for not listening to an explicit instruction, hitting his sister or giving his opinion18 timeouts this morning for Mitchell1st morning on the boat here in the Bay of Islands Couple observations on our vacation experience so far Travelling with kids …

November, 2019

• 26 November

  #RDMission100-7 : Day 3 – Los Angeles : Disneyland Lesson #1 – Rent a car!

  

  When going to Disneyland or Disneyworld, there is SO much information that it proves to be worthless. It’s impossible to consume all the tips, tricks and secrets. There are people who’s sole job is to record all this stuff in blogs and articles … for a THEME PARK! We woke up at 6am, with the express goal of getting an …
• 25 November

  #RDMission100-7 : Day 2 – Getting from PEI to Los Angeles

  

  Family travelling is like being a Project Manager with the worst clients ever. Have you ever had a nightmare client, where they Don’t give a F about deadlines or budgetShow no gratitude : What do you mean you flew 8 hours to Disneyland, cramped up, had to take you to the bathroom 6 times and change your sister’s diaper 3 …

June, 2019

• 23 June

  Our 2019 season AirBnB auto message

  

  Good afternoon {{Guest Name}} ! Now that you’ve had your first breakfast on the island, we wanted to offer a couple dinner suggestions. Over the last couple years, we’ve collated a couple favorites and guest recommendations, grouped by the most popular categories but not necessarily by rank. My Instagram @PEIBrownGuy (https://www.instagram.com/peibrownguy/) has updated food descriptions and recommendations – if it …