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44. 48 Hours in Los Angeles: Griffith Park, Griffith Observatory, Angels Flight, Grand Central Market
June 23, 2022

44. 48 Hours in Los Angeles: Griffith Park, Griffith Observatory, Ang…

A pretty nice day in Los Angeles checking out the Angels Flight railway, discovering the Grand Central Market, checking out the Walt Disney Concert Hall and then hitting Griffith Park and the Griffith Observatory to see the Hollywood sign.Then my...

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43. Less Obvious Trip Ideas: Youngstown Ohio
June 16, 2022

43. Less Obvious Trip Ideas: Youngstown Ohio

Here in Northeast Ohio, there's an Irish festival, an Italian festival, an Oktoberfest, the Wizard of Odds antiques, an Amish farmers market, and a 150 year old ice cream recipe....oh and donuts!

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42. Less Obvious Trip Ideas: Toledo Ohio
June 9, 2022

42. Less Obvious Trip Ideas: Toledo Ohio

Giraffes? A brewery tour? Kayaks? An old style Drive In Movie Theater? Let's check out Toledo!

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41. Los Angeles: Best Places to Instagram
June 2, 2022

41. Los Angeles: Best Places to Instagram

Johnny Mac does some planning for an upcoming trip to Los Angeles - but this one is focused on Instagram.

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40. Summer Road Trips: drive the Pacific Coast Highway
May 26, 2022

40. Summer Road Trips: drive the Pacific Coast Highway

Let's head out from San Francisco and make our way down the Pacific Coast Highway...keep the ocean on your right shoulder, and don't do the trip on a Tuesday.

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39. Things to do in San Francisco
May 19, 2022

39. Things to do in San Francisco

Let's start off at the Ferry Terminal and make our way along the Embarcadero, check out the Presidio and Golden Gate Park...hit up Little italy for some food....and we haven't even been on a trolley yet!

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38. Las Vegas Trip: Zion National Park, Utah (What to do outside Las Vegas)
May 12, 2022

38. Las Vegas Trip: Zion National Park, Utah (What to do outside Las …

We leave Las Vegas and Nevada and take the 2.5 hour beautiful drive up I-15 to Zion National Park in Utah...which just may be even better than The Grand Canyon. We meet Whitaker and Kenny who tell us a little about the place, we buy $92 in souvenirs...

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37. Las Vegas Trip: Red Rock Canyon is awesome and half an hour away (What to do outside Las Vegas)
May 5, 2022

37. Las Vegas Trip: Red Rock Canyon is awesome and half an hour away …

You're gonna need a car, and you will need to make reservations (most of the year) but being just half an hour (if that) from the Strip, combined with how gorgeous it is, you must do Red Rock Canyon.

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36. Las Vegas Trip: Fremont Street (What NOT to do in Las Vegas)
April 28, 2022

36. Las Vegas Trip: Fremont Street (What NOT to do in Las Vegas)

Johnny Mac heads out to Fremont Street which seems like it's straight of Blade Runner meets the night before the comet hits the Earth.That's a bust so he has off to In and Out Burger and buys a sweatshirt at a soccer tournament. If you're only...

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35. Las Vegas Trip: leaving Hoover Dam and looking for Lake Mead's scenic route
April 21, 2022

35. Las Vegas Trip: leaving Hoover Dam and looking for Lake Mead's sc…

Johnny Mac drives across Hoover Dam and finds the road is closed. So he heads back toward Lake Mead....and finds the road is closed. But Boulder City was nice.

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34. Las Vegas Trip: Hoover Dam (What to do outside Las Vegas)
April 14, 2022

34. Las Vegas Trip: Hoover Dam (What to do outside Las Vegas)

Join Johnny Mac as he amuses himself crossing back and forth crossing between Nevada and Arizona and the Pacific and Mountain Time Zones. Also Hoover Dam is really cool and an easy drive from The Strip.

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33. Las Vegas Trip: Death Valley (What to do outside Las Vegas)
April 7, 2022

33. Las Vegas Trip: Death Valley (What to do outside Las Vegas)

At Death Valley you will quickly come to Zabriskie Point, be sure to do it. Furnace Creek is OK. Make sure you drive all the way out to the dunes as that's the best part, and don't skip Dante's Peak. Do them in that order.

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32. Las Vegas Trip: The drive to Death Valley (What to do outside Las Vegas)
March 31, 2022

32. Las Vegas Trip: The drive to Death Valley (What to do outside Las…

Let's head on up US 95 to Death Valley...on the way we'll see.....a lot of nothing, and it is awesome.

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30. Las Vegas Trip: a walking tour of the Las Vegas Strip
March 24, 2022

30. Las Vegas Trip: a walking tour of the Las Vegas Strip

We had north out of the Excalibur, past the seedy stuff on the east side of Las Vegas Blvd for finally finding the beautiful Bellagio Conservatory & Botanical Gardens.

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29. Things to do when you have Six Hours in Biarritz France
March 17, 2022

29. Things to do when you have Six Hours in Biarritz France

A shorter episode this week because I was in Biarritz France once, and it was AWESOME, but I was only there for six hours. That beautiful beach that I have ranked #3 in the world? THERE'S NO TIME!!! Let's walk around and see what we find...

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28. Things to do in San Sebastian, the most beautiful place you haven't heard of
March 10, 2022

28. Things to do in San Sebastian, the most beautiful place you haven…

San Sebastian is gorgeous, with my #1 ranked best beach in the world. Come for the coast, stay for the nightlife and the pintxos. What a great place.....

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27. Things to do on your travel trip to Barcelona Spain
March 3, 2022

27. Things to do on your travel trip to Barcelona Spain

Barcelona has great food, great beaches and great architecture. Visit Las Ramblas, The Gothic Quarter, La Sagrada Familia, Barcolenta Beach, and get your walking shoes on to see this great city!

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27. Things to do in Paris - Visit Versailles! (Day Three)
Feb. 25, 2022

27. Things to do in Paris - Visit Versailles! (Day Three)

Hop the train for an easy fun day trip to Versailles. You will be overwhelmed by the opulence, but the true gem is the gardens where you'll meet a Swan with some swagger, and then top off the day with some people watching over a loaf of bread. What...

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26. Things to do on A Quick Travel Trip to Paris - Day Two
Feb. 24, 2022

26. Things to do on A Quick Travel Trip to Paris - Day Two

Now that we know where everything is, let's walk the River Siene to the Eiffel Tower. Elevator to the top, take pictures, WALK down. Then 5 hours at the Louvre. Mona Lisa selfie! Hey is that the Venus De Milo?No time unfortunately for the...

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26. A Quick Trip to Paris - Day One
Feb. 17, 2022

26. A Quick Trip to Paris - Day One

I had three days in Paris and I floored it. Day One - get the lay of the land, check out the Scene, figure out where the Eiffel Tower is, check out the Avenue des Champs-Élysées and the Arc de Triomphe. Quick browse of the PSG soccer store. Nap....

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25. Chicago Road Trip I-80 West from New Jersey!
Nov. 18, 2021

25. Chicago Road Trip I-80 West from New Jersey!

Johnny Mac sets out at 5:30am armed with coffee and donuts and heads west on I-80. What's the drive like, and why you should never ever get off at exit 42 in Pennsylvania. Season 1 finale.

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December Trip Ideas
Nov. 11, 2021

December Trip Ideas

Get Your Christmas On - New York, Chicago and Hershey PA are all pretty easy trips to get a quick holiday buzz. Feeling more adventurous? How about The Great Blue Hole in Belize?

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23. Flagstaff, Arizona (Desert Road Trip Part 4)
Nov. 4, 2021

23. Flagstaff, Arizona (Desert Road Trip Part 4)

Let's go snow tubing in Arizona....wait what? Yeah, it's the Arizona Snowbowl. Also we will check out the Chocolate Falls, see some butterflies, and as usual take in a brewery.

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22. The Grand Canyon (Desert Road Trip Part 3)
Oct. 28, 2021

22. The Grand Canyon (Desert Road Trip Part 3)

Let's head on up from Sedona (Desert Road Trip Part 2) and see one of the most beautiful sites in the world, the Grnd Canyon. Then we will head out east and pull over in the dark in the middle of the desert and take in the grandeur of the Milky Way.

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