Brian Thacker
New South Dakota podcast episodes
I'm excited to launch six new episodes of the Travel South Dakota Stories podcast series. It was so much fun travelling around South...
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Brian Thacker
May 297 min read
I'm not eating any of that foreign muck
It was 20 years ago this week that my dad and I headed off for our adventure that became the book I'm not eating any of that Foreign...
Brian Thacker
Apr 66 min read
My 40 year love affair
It was 40 years ago this winter that I first clicked into a pair of skis, and from that very first incredibly scary green run at Falls...
Brian Thacker
Dec 25, 20233 min read
Merry Christmas you filthy animal
My 21-year-old daughter Jasmine and I have watched the move Elf every Christmas Eve since she was 10, and we’ve always talked about doing...
Brian Thacker
Sep 18, 20232 min read
Travel South Dakota podcast series
This week was the launch of my new three-part podcast series for Travel South Dakota - with Armchair Productions. It was so much fun...
Brian Thacker
Aug 17, 20235 min read
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, 20234 min read
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, 202314 min read
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, 20237 min read
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, 20232 min read
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, 20235 min read
Best beaches in the world
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, 20236 min read
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, 20234 min read
10 best bike rides in the world
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, 20235 min read
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, 20232 min read
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, 20233 min read
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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