Road Trips
Broken Car Rental Window and Chase Card Benefit Services – Part 2
If you have read the first part of this story, which was about the car break in, it is now time to get into dealing with filing an insurance claim with Chase Card Benefit Services. After my car was broken into on January 28, 2018, I contact Chase Card Benefit…
Scotland
A Brief History of Scotch Whisky
Scotland Distillery Tour Day 5: Loch Ness
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Africa
Antelope Park: Home of the ALERT Lion Rehabilitation Project
A few years ago I visited Antelope Park in Zimbabwe through a company called Africa Impact. One of the things they are trying to do there is a lion rehabilitation and release into…
Antelope Park: Leaving Day
It seems appropriate that my last day in Zimbabwe would have a light drizzle of rain. The air is cool as I wake up and shower for the last time.…
Antelope Park: Horse Safari and a Bonfire
Going For A Ride This is Africa after all, so what kind of trip would it be without a safari? The program offers the volunteers a couple of safari options;…
Antelope Park: The Day to Day
Tired Yet Worth It I want to describe I detail the hot dry environment, my interactions with others throughout the day and each emotional reaction I have to be doing…
Antelope Park: Zimbabwe Day 1
African Impact had someone to pick me up at the airport and arranged a place to say in Harare for the night. It was a funny experience because the only…
Roadside Attractions
Broken Car Rental Window and Chase Card Benefit Services – Part 2
If you have read the first part of this story, which was about the car break in, it is now…
Broken Car Rental Window and Chase Card Benefit Services – Part 1
This story begins January 28th, 2018 in the parking lot of Millifont Abby, Drogheda, Ireland. As we pulled into the parking lot there was some…
Utah and Back: Arco and World’s First Nuclear Power Plant
After a few days resting at the grandparents’ house, playing cards, eating barbeque and relaxing, it was time to get…
Utah and Back: Utah Dinosaur Park
If you are reading this and wondering why my road trip involved going from Washington to Utah, the reason is…
Motorcycling Life
A Brief History of Ariel Motorcycles
Founded by James Starley and William Hillman in 1870, Ariel was a British motorcycle manufacturer based in Bournbrook, Birmingham. The companies name came from the character Ariel, “spirit of the air” from William Shakespeare’s The Tempest.…