Brian Thacker
My new podcast
This week was the launch of my new three-part podcast series for Travel South Dakota - with Armchair Productions. It was so much fun...
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Brian Thacker
- Aug 17
- 5 min
My Karaoke World Tour
It's been a while since I've added a country to my Karaoke World Tour (I'm currently on 29 countries that I've karaoked in). I have...
Brian Thacker
- Aug 2
- 4 min
Remember cash?
When I got back from my most recent trip to Texas I realised that I hadn't paid for a single thing with cash. I used my card (and often...
Brian Thacker
- Jul 18
- 14 min
Vodou and headless chickens
I've had some pretty crazy experiences in my travels, but I don't know if I'll ever top the Vodou Festival in Haiti that I was at twenty...
Brian Thacker
- Jul 5
- 7 min
Jool-Eye Fourth.
"Let's blow up some shit!" I do get a little bit excited when the Fourth of July comes around here in the U.S. (this is my fifth fourth...
Brian Thacker
- Jun 25
- 2 min
Chuck Wagons and Roach Coaches
Neither of these sound very appetising - but we now know them as Food Trucks. I went to a Food Truck Festival today in the neighbouring...
Brian Thacker
- Jun 12
- 5 min
A beach in Minnesota?
Minnesota is around 2,000 kms from the nearest ocean beach - but the state does have 11,842 lakes. And lots of them have beaches. The...
Brian Thacker
- May 30
- 6 min
The Alamo and war tourism
Last week I went to the Alamo in San Antonio, Texas. This was the site of a famous battle. I'm talking about the battle to get a...
Brian Thacker
- May 18
- 4 min
A Minneapolis Bike n' Brew
Last weekend I went on a Bike n' Brew with a bunch of Minnesota friends. The name pretty much explains it - you ride a bike between a...
Brian Thacker
- May 10
- 5 min
USA! USA! USA!
Okay, I'm getting a bit carried away there, but I have been living in the U.S. now for almost four years. And golly gee whizz did that...
Brian Thacker
- Apr 29
- 2 min
No more boarding passes?
I have a shoebox filled with old boarding passes. When I was home recently in Australia I was going through all my stuff (that I will...
Brian Thacker
- Apr 27
- 3 min
Bloomin Onions and Ox Penis
Last night I went to the Outback Steakhouse Restaurant here in Minneapolis. It's an 'Aussie; themed restaurant, but it couldn’t be less...
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