Thursday, October 13, 2016

Thursday, April 7, 2016

Time for a car ride!

    Manitou Springs      http://manitousprings.org/
    The city of Manitou Springs is a home rule municipality located in El Paso County, Colorado, United States. The town was founded for its scenic setting and natural mineral springs. Wikipedia
    Elevation6,358′
    Population5,245 (2013)

Tuesday, March 29, 2016

HOTEL SCAM

Creativity wow!!!  This is one of the smartest scams I have heard about. You   arrive at your hotel and check in at the front desk. Typically when checking in, you give the front desk your credit card (for any charges to your room) and they don't retain the card.

You go to your room and settle in. All is good.

The hotel receives a call and the caller asks for (as an example) room
  620 - which happens to be your room.

The phone rings in your room. You answer and the person on the other end
  says the following: 'This is the front desk. When checking in, we came across a problem with your charge card information. Please re-read me your credit card numbers and verify the last 3 digits numbers at the reverse side of your charge card.'
Not thinking anything wrong, since the call seems to come from the front   desk you oblige. But actually, it is a scam by someone calling from outside the hotel. They have asked for a random room number, then ask you for your credit card and address information. They sound so professional, that you think you are talking to the front desk.

If you ever encounter this scenario on your travels, tell the caller
  that you will be down to the front desk to clear up any problems. Then go to the front desk or call directly and ask if there was a problem. If   there was none, inform the manager of the hotel that someone tried to   scam you of your credit card information, acting like a front desk   employee.

This e-mail was originated by someone who has been duped........and is still cleaning
  up the mess.

P.S. Please, consider spreading the word by forwarding this e-mail (as a"bcc"!). Who knows, you might just help someone avoid a nasty experience.

ANYONE travelling should be aware of this one! 

Thursday, February 11, 2016

Phil Norris

I've asked Phil Norris to contribute to this blog. Hoping he will! 





Lead Guide

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 – Present (11 months)National Parks Around Alaska
I lead Adventure Roadtrips around the state of Alaska. Camping out each night, cooking up tasty salmon, each day having a new taste of Exploring Alaska. Ice climbing or trekking, kayaking and game stalking on bushwack hikes. All sorts of random goofy adventures ensue driving around Alaska and trying to see a bunch in a short few days with a hippy mountain man guy in a van. Great fun.

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Expedition Guiding and group Leadership, consulting, travel logistic and expedition support. If you have an adventure or expedition dream, bold mission, or deep back-country exploratory journey that needs doing, I can help you complete it.

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