Get Your Adrenaline Rush at Myrtle Beach’s NASCAR Experience
The first thing I noticed when I walked into the garage in the centre of Myrtle Beach Speedway’s track was the ten-foot wide poster hung on the back wall like the centrepiece of an altar, the word Speed scrawled across it in bright red letters. Printed behind...
10 Things to do in Myrtle Beach for the ‘Un-Golfer’
When many people think of Myrtle Beach, the place is synonymous with one thing: golf. But for those of us who don’t like golf, what is there to do? Or more specifically, those of us who don’t like to golf, aren’t students on a mid-semester break, or...
Exploring the Mayan Ruins of Ek’ Balam, the Yucatan’s Hidden Gem
Twenty years ago I stood sweating in the humid, stifling gloom inside one of the most famous Mayan ruins in the Yucatan, the giant pyramid of Chichen Itza. Although not generally claustrophobic, I found myself having second thoughts as I contemplated climbing the steep….




