Travel Topic #60 (Cities)

1. In terms of navigability, which major city (with over a million people) do you think is the MOST… walkable? …

Travel Topic #59 (When in Rome…)

1. Have you ever experienced any local customs that were different from your own? How did they differ? For example, …

Travel Topic #58 (Elections)

1. Which country has the most fair election process? 2. Do you think multi-party debates and elections are better than …

Travel Topic #57.0 (America’s Favorite Architecture)

A public poll conducted by The American Institute of Architects (AIA) and Harris Interactive was used to compile a list …

Travel Topic #56 (The Paranormal)

What is the “strangest” place you’ve visited (e.g. a real haunted house, the Bermuda Triangle, Stonehenge, Roswell, etc.)? What was …

Travel Topic #55 (State Symbols)

Other than the more conspicuous state symbols, such as flags or seals, most (if not all) of the U.S. States …

Travel Topic #54 (Specialty Tours)

If you’ve taken any of the following kinds of “specialty tour” listed below:      a. Where was it (city, …

Island Trivia, Part 3

What is the largest island in Australia (excluding the mainland)? _____________ This Caribbean island is the smallest inhabited island shared …

Island Trivia, Part 2

Fill in the blanks to complete the names of these island nations: Trinidad & ____________ Turks & ____________ St. Kitts …

Island Trivia, Part 1

Which islands are known collectively as the ‘ABC’ islands? ____________ ____________ ____________ What is the largest island in the world? …

Alaska State Flag

Beating out 142 other entrants, as part of a state-wide contest held in 1927, the winning design for the current …

1000th Post

In honor of my 1000th post, I thought I’d present a little “quiz” about the number 1000 to test your …

Travel Topic #53 (Round-the-World Travel)

1. If you had a year off to travel around the world… a. Would you go alone, with a friend, …

Travel Topic #52 (Country Names)

There has been a trend since the mid-20th century for certain countries to rename themselves (or at least the cities …

Travel Topic #51 (State Names)

Below the following questions is a list of the etymological origins of U.S. state names and their meanings: 1. Which …

Travel Topic #50 (Bucket Lists)

1. Do you have a “bucket list”? Why or why not? 2. Does it (or would it) contain more places …

Travel Topic #49 (Travel Deals)

1. In your experience, when booking travel online, is there a “best time” (e.g. day of the week or hour …

Travel Topic #48 (Ports of Call)

1. What is your favorite port of call in … North America? South America? The Caribbean? Western Europe? Eastern Europe? …

Travel Topic #47 (Travel Magazines)

What is your favorite overall travel magazine? Why? Which travel magazine do you think has the best: travel articles? photography? …

Travel Topic #46 (Global Alliances)

1. Are global, multi-national alliances defined more by the countries that are included in them or by those that are …

Travel Topic #45 (Theatre)

A. For each of these major types of live entertainment, if applicable, where did you attend your favorite performance? Did …

Travel Topic #43 (Children’s Activities)

A. What is the most child-friendly city? What makes it so (museums, parks, etc.)? B. Where in the world is …

Travel Topic #41 (Maps)

1. Do you prefer navigating with a paper map or with the use of GPS? Why? 2. What do you …

Travel Topic #40 (Colonialism)

Overall, do you think colonialism was “mostly good” or “mostly bad” for those territories and peoples being colonized? In general, …

Travel Topic #39 (Space Exploration)

1. Considering we just celebrated the 50th Anniversary of the first Moon Landing (July 20, 1969), when (if ever) do …

Travel Topic #37 (Airport Security)

1. Which U.S. airport do you think is the best to travel through, in terms of: speed? efficiency? convenience? friendliness? …

Travel Topic #35 (Weather)

1. Which travel destination has the best overall weather year-round? 2. What is the best place to visit in: a) …

Travel Topic #34 (Apps & Widgets)

1. What’s your favorite smartphone app for: a) bookings: air, hotel, car rental, packages? b) maps: subway & bus routes, walking tours? …

Travel Topic #33 (Micronations)

Not to be confused with microstates, or very small but recognized countries (such as Andorra, Liechtenstein, Luxembourg, Monaco, San Marino, and Vatican City), a micronation is not recognized by world …

Travel Topic #32 (Travel Photography)

1. Do you prefer photographing people or landscapes? Why? a. If people, do you prefer natural or staged      …

Travel Topic #31 (Idioms & Sayings)

A group of words having a meaning, by convention, not deducible from the individual words is known as an idiom. …