The art of listening to yourself and becoming your own guru. I’m not sure if you’ve noticed, but there’s an awful lot of self-proclaimed “gurus” out there. You know, the ones who always have the answers, and never seem to make any mistakes? Well, it should come as no surprise…

In a consumer’s world, you are what you follow… If you’re like most people, you’re probably guilty of spending too much time on social media. No shame in the game. According to recent studies, the average person spends around two hours a day on social networking sites. …

Have you ever wondered which star is the second star to the right? The concept first appeared in the 1904 play titled Peter Pan, or The Boy Who Wouldn’t Grow Up, by Scottish writer, J.M. Barrie. In the play, the “Second Star to the Right” leads to the entrance of…

“Anyone who doesn’t have a great time in San Francisco is pretty much dead to me” — Anthony Bourdain Did you know there is a 140-year-old castle with underground caves hidden in San Francisco? Well, I sure as hell did not. I lived in San Francisco for four years without…

Can you find a feeling on a map? There are some people that believe in the healing powers of crystals and that the planets influence our personality, and there are some people that do not. I do not. So, when a friend invited me to hike in Sedona under the…

There must be a method to the madness. “How many times have you watched someone lose their life savings before your very eyes?”, I asked the man. “I try not to think about it,” he replied as he pushed a tower of red and green chips into a bin. For…

Bottled water costs more than chocolate milk, so don’t pay an arm and a leg for just any meal. You will dream about these foods for weeks after you leave, I guarantee it. This is not to be confused with the “cheapest food” list. And you won’t see the Pineapple…

The American Pagoda: The US Capitol Building Today, we are going to venture into one of the most symbolically important and architecturally impressive buildings in America. This building has housed the meeting chambers of the House of Representatives and the Senate for over two centuries. It has seen many attacks…

Mount Rushmore: Four Fathers and Six Grandfathers Welcome back to our tour of American Copycat culture. On our previous stops, we have seen exact replicas of ancient monuments that were sacred in their culture of origin. Today, we see a defaced monument in its own country of origin. Up there…