Posts by David Elwood

David Elwood is an avid scuba diver, leisure traveler and cancer survivor. He has traveled extensively to witness the wonderful things the world has to offer . His latest hobby, travel photography, continues to take him to faraway places.

Book Review – Travel Safety

Filed Under: travel stuff

Craig Bidois is the Director of Fearfree Security, a consulting company specializing in International safety and security. He has teamed up with Craig Martin, one half of the Indie Travel Podcast team, [...]

Book Review – “Global Remains” by Michael Clinton

Filed Under: editorial

When I was offered a chance to review Michael Clinton’s book, Global Remains: Abandoned Architecture and Objects from Seven Continents, I was thrilled. As an amateur photographer, I had heard of Michael [...]

Book Review – Air Travel Handbook – Tips, Tricks & Secrets on Flying

Filed Under: editorial

As a frequent traveler, I was interested to read the “Air Travel Handbook” by Dan Poynter. The e-book is available at http://airtravelhandbook.com/ for $4.95. It is a collection of tips and tricks [...]

Travel to Curacao – Pleasures of Land and Sea

Filed Under: caribbean travel

My friend had told me so many times of an island near Venezuela that had so much to offer for families and solo travelers. I had to visit myself just to see [...]

Book Review – “The Black Nile” by Dan Morrison

Filed Under: travel stuff

Dan Morrison is a former Newsday contributor and a writer covering a variety of Middle Eastern and US topics. He’s written his first book about a trip he took up the Nile [...]

Travel to and Diving in the island of Bonaire

Filed Under: caribbean travel

As an avid scuba diver and nature lover, I had always wanted to visit the island of Bonaire, in the Netherlands Antilles. It is the location of an island almost completely dedicated [...]

College Shopping Trip

Filed Under: editorial

While I resist the thought that I’m getting older, I am at a point where I’m travelling to find a suitable college for my youngest son. The older son knew what he [...]

Gadget Review – Xshot 2.0 Camera Extension Arm

Filed Under: travel stuff

I had an opportunity to use the xshot 2.0 manufactured by sxhot LLC and distributed on xshotpix.com. I had read some reviews of the product and had, as a motivator, the fact [...]

The Cloisters Museum – New York City

Filed Under: usa travel

A few months ago, I took my family to the NYC Metropolitan Museum of Art, a trip I’d wanted to take for many years. I was blown away by the numerous exhibits [...]

Book Review – “White Sails Became Me”

Filed Under: travel stuff

As an avid scuba diver and ocean worshiper, I jumped at the chance to review the book “White Sails Became Me” by Nicholas F. Starace II. I had no idea of the [...]