By Jim Jorgensen
I grew up in a small city in Wisconsin and moved to California in 1970 to go to school. Forty years later, I helped start Discover Walks headquartered in Paris. We have employed travel guides in over 1,000 cities around the world. In the meantime, I traveled to 49 states (sorry Alaska) and visited over 50 countries.
I have traveled using “Europe on $10 a Day '' as my guidebook. And, I have made trips using private jets. I have become a bit of a lodging snob over time, but hate wasting money on anything. I have eaten street food in almost all 50 of those countries and have been sick from it only once (beach food in Porto de Galinhas, Brazil).
I have met, worked, and traveled with some of the most interesting people around. For most of my life, people have asked me for personal travel advice. It is one reason I wanted to do this column.
I plan to write not only about current travel and people, but also tell some of the more interesting stories about ‘Traveling Through Life’. As a side note, I wrote a book about happiness in 2014 and have a column based on it here.
4 articles published
California Storm Chasing – Mendocino Style
Almost every year in January, my wife and I spend a long weekend at the Heritage House, on the coast just south of Mendocino California. This is a rugged section of the northern California coast with lots of cliffs, caves, and small beaches in the coves. We ‘discovered’ the Heritage House about 15 years ago. […]
My favorite street in Paris – Rue Montorgueil
Paris is full of iconic landmarks and ‘must see’ places and ‘must do’ activities. I lived part time in Paris for for a few years, So friends often ask me what they should spend time seeing and doing, I always add one ‘surprise’ to their itinerary – rue Montorgueil. Highlights: It feels like a Paris […]
Sicily – Worth a Visit? Yes? No? Maybe?
I just returned from my first visit to Southeastern Sicily. With three other couples, we had rented a nice villa between the town of Ragusa and the beach community of Marina Ragusa. Highlights: Syracuse (both the town central island and the ruins of Syracuse long glory years – Greek and Roman, The non-touristy hill towns, […]
What is the best resort for kids in Hawaii?
The answer to this question has been the same since 1988. That is when Hawaii got its first mega resort now called the Hilton Waikoloa Village. Why is this the winner for kids? For a kid, it is almost like living in a real amusement park. My first visit to the resort was in 1989, […]