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The Travels of BBQboy and Spanky

The Travels of BBQboy and Spanky

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rants & things that suck

Why “Feel good” quotes represent everything that’s wrong with the world.

by Frank (bbqboy)

Feel Good Quotes Originally posted June 2015 Uck. I hate feel good quotes. Hate is a pretty strong word.  I was reminded of how intense my feelings are towards them when we stayed in an Airbnb …

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On Travel to Mexico – why I’m sick of the ignorance

On Travel to Mexico – why I’m sick of the ignorance

by Frank (bbqboy)

  “You probably heard this before, but I’m concerned about travelling to Mexico and being preyed on by criminals”. This was an email I received from a reader. And he’s right – I’ve heard it …

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Is Sovereignman.com a fraud?

by Frank (bbqboy)

Is Sovereignman.com a fraud? Until about a year ago I had never heard of Sovereign Man. Then I started having some of our readers send us articles from the Sovereign Man website. It’s right wing …

Read moreIs Sovereignman.com a fraud?
Wearing Masks: what we learned from the Japanese

What we learned from the Japanese about wearing masks (and how it applies today)

by Frank (bbqboy)

What we learned from the Japanese about wearing masks “Look at those Asians with their ridiculous masks. You’d think we’re all dirty”. It’ s the reaction of a lot of Westerners when seeing Asians …

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The absolute worst thing about being a full time traveller (it’s got nothing to do with travel)

by Frank (bbqboy)

The worst thing about being a full time traveller Bad words, I’ve warned you. This is one of those “angry posts”. Someone asked me once about the worst thing about travelling, no doubt thinking I’d …

Read moreThe absolute worst thing about being a full time traveller (it’s got nothing to do with travel)

What if Donald Trump was a Travel Blogger?

by Frank (bbqboy)

What if Donald Trump was a Travel Blogger? Note:  I wrote this just before the 2016 election. Who would have figured he was such a piece of shit? Well, I did…   . With the US elections …

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Lady, can you please shut the F*ck up?

by Frank (bbqboy)

Lady, can you please shut the F*ck up? Travelling is not always pretty. The worst aspect of travelling for us is dealing with humanity. Case in point: our recent 13 hours getting from Prague to Padova …

Read moreLady, can you please shut the F*ck up?

Why Smartwings sucks. And how consumers are getting fleeced by the airlines.

by Frank (bbqboy)

Smartwings review Announcing our next destination: Croatia. We’ll be flying Bangkok – Prague in late March, staying a week in Prague, and from there flying down to Split, Croatia. But this …

Read moreWhy Smartwings sucks. And how consumers are getting fleeced by the airlines.

Why OpenTable Sucks

by Frank (bbqboy)

Why OpenTable Sucks May 4th was Lissette’s birthday. A week previous, I had reserved a table at our favorite restaurant through their website which uses the Opentable.com reservation service. At that …

Read moreWhy OpenTable Sucks
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