Retired Traveling
Retired Traveling
  • Welcome & Navigation
  • 7 Rules of Travel
  • How to "Retired Travel"
  • About
  • Travel Videos
  • Arctic & Antarctica Blogs
  • Africa Blogs
  • Asia Blogs
  • Atlantic Ocean Blogs
  • Europe & Med Blogs
  • Indian Ocean Blogs
  • North & Central America
  • Middle East Blogs
  • South America Blogs
  • Pacific Ocean Australia
  • Island Living Blogs
  • Unique Travel Blogs
  • Cruising Blogs
  • Foodie! Blogs
  • ALL Don T Travel Blogs
  • Useful Links
  • "Time"
  • Contact
  • More
    • Welcome & Navigation
    • 7 Rules of Travel
    • How to "Retired Travel"
    • About
    • Travel Videos
    • Arctic & Antarctica Blogs
    • Africa Blogs
    • Asia Blogs
    • Atlantic Ocean Blogs
    • Europe & Med Blogs
    • Indian Ocean Blogs
    • North & Central America
    • Middle East Blogs
    • South America Blogs
    • Pacific Ocean Australia
    • Island Living Blogs
    • Unique Travel Blogs
    • Cruising Blogs
    • Foodie! Blogs
    • ALL Don T Travel Blogs
    • Useful Links
    • "Time"
    • Contact
  • Welcome & Navigation
  • 7 Rules of Travel
  • How to "Retired Travel"
  • About
  • Travel Videos
  • Arctic & Antarctica Blogs
  • Africa Blogs
  • Asia Blogs
  • Atlantic Ocean Blogs
  • Europe & Med Blogs
  • Indian Ocean Blogs
  • North & Central America
  • Middle East Blogs
  • South America Blogs
  • Pacific Ocean Australia
  • Island Living Blogs
  • Unique Travel Blogs
  • Cruising Blogs
  • Foodie! Blogs
  • ALL Don T Travel Blogs
  • Useful Links
  • "Time"
  • Contact

Top Don T Travel Adventure & Foodie Videos

Don T visits Easter Island: April 2025

Join Don T as he visits the Easter Island "Moat" in what is guaranteed to be one of the more amazing destinations ever.

Feeding Tasmanian Devils!

Don T went to Tasmania in February 2023 and arranged a private feeding of endangered Tasmanian Devils.... Devils will eat 40% of they body weight in one sitting and will then "pass out" .... they are VERY Food aggressive, but will not hurt the living handlers as they eat only carrion.  


Check my blog and see Don T almost lose a finger!


Milking a Mongolian Horse: October 2024

It's October 2024 and Don T is heading back to Ulaanbattar with his family.... One last stop to a Nomadic Ger home and the opportunity to .... Milk a Horse?

Ballooning in Marrakech, Morocco: March 2022

It's March 2022 and the World is coming out of COVID and starting to re-open.  I had a previously COVID cancelled a trip to Morocco and had airline tickets with Air Morocco to use.  Sooooo.... Let's go!  

Join me on just one of the MANY highlights in this country......  Hot air ballooning in the desert outside Marrakech.  

Snorkeling Aitutaki, Cook Islands: April 2023

In April 2023, Don T visited the stunning Cook Islands, and then flew into Aitutaki..... A day on the Aitutaki Lagoon was spent in s charter boat, where we had the chjamnce to snorkel with Crevalle Jack

Cobra Charming in Jaipur - 2020

As the World was COVID closing, Don T was in India and Nepal enjoying the last vestiges of travel for what would be a year.  In Jaipur, I had the opportunity to sit with snake charmers and pet a cobra.


PS - Cobra do NOT like being surprised

Surf near Pancake Rocks, West Coast, South Island NZ: March 2023

The Pancake Rocks and Blowholes are a coastal rock formation at Punakaiki on the West Coast of the South Island of New Zealand. They are a popular visitor attraction.  The Pancake Rocks are a heavily eroded limestone formation where the sea bursts through several vertical blowholes during incoming swells, particularly at high tide

Durian Fruit Challenge, Thailand with Kristi (with an "i"): February 2024

It's banned in hotels and buses! Some call it the "most disgusting thing they have ever smelled!"


Join Don T and Kristi as they take on the Thai Durian Fruit during a bus road stop "Discovery Moment"!

Dancing in Jaipur

Back to Jaipur in March 2020 for a ceremonial immersion and some cultural dancing... For some reason. I usually get "picked" to participate

Don T Camps on Antarctica, November 16-17, 2023

While exploring the 7th continent in November 2023, Don T and his "best girl" booked the optional night snow camping.  All I can say is: STUNNING!.  If you ever get the opportunity, Take it!  

Trust me on this one.... 

The Penguins of Fortuna Bay, South Georgia Island

In November 2023, Don T and his "best girl" took the Expedition Yacht WORLD NAVIGATOR to South Georgia Island.  We had an amazing experience ON Fortuna Bay with King Penguins, Antarctic Fur Seals & Elephant Seals.  True magic

ANTARCTICA: Southern Humpback Whale Experience - November 17, 2023

November 17, 2023:  After a SURREAL night sleeping ON ANTARCTICA, Don T & his "best girls" were Zodiac'ing back to the Expedition Yacht WORLD NAVIGATOR when we had a Southern Humpback Experience.  Pure Magic.....

Don T Boats in the Great Southern Ocean, Bruny Island, Tasmania: February 2023

Don T & his Best Girl traveled to Tasmania to see "Devils", but also to travel into the Great Southern Ocean to see local Australian Fur Seals

Don T Dives the Great Barrier Reef -------- in a Mini Submersible!: March 2023

Don T rented a submersible to explore the Great Barrier Reef about 30 miles offshore Cairns, Australia on March 5th, 2023.  On this dive we saw sea cucumber, fish and giant clams.  The Great Barrier Reef is the world's largest coral reef system, composed of over 2,900 individual reefs and 900 islands stretching for over 2,300 kilometres (1,400 mi) over an area of approximately 344,400 square kilometres (133,000 sq mi).

Maori Haka ... March 2023

In March 2023 Don T visited Rotorua - the center of Maori culture in New Zealand - and witnessed the Haka as would have normally been displayed to any "visitor" approaching a Maori family.  Stunning Energy!

Seal Rocks, Tasmania ... February 2023

On February 21, 2023 Don T visited the southernmost point in Australia in Briny Point Tasmania in the Great Southern Ocean.... Weather was wicked, but the Australian Fur Seals loved it!

The Full Moon Party, Koh Phangan, Thailand: January 2024

Join Don T as he parties at one of the largest  parties in the World!


The MONTHLY Full Moon Party in Koh Phangan, Thailand.  You don't want to miss this!

Don T Eats a Weevil Larvae in the Amazon: 2022

On January 29, 2022, I was on tour in the Amazon region of Ecuador.  We were invited to lunch with the local Napo Runa tribe and smoked Weevil Larvae was on the lunch menu.... Quite Tasty.

Chiang Mai 22-Course Food Challenge: February

It was not Weevile Larvae, but the Chiang Mai Food Stall Challenge.  Join Don T & his side-kick Kristi (with an "i") as they take to the streets in an organized Tour.  Amazing Food & Quite Tasty.

Holi March 2020 - Kathmandu, Nepal

Holi is a popular and significant Hindu festival celebrated as the Festival of Colours, Love and Spring. It celebrates the eternal and divine love of the god Radha and Krishna. Additionally, the day also signifies the triumph of good over evil 


Holi also celebrates the arrival of Spring in India, the end of winter, and the blossoming of love.  Join Don T in a COVID impacted "small" Holi celebration

Diving with Galapagos Sea Lions - Feb 2022

The Sea Lions of Galapagos and Santa Isabel Island are playful and enjoy interacting with snorkelers.  I had about 4-minutes of pure magic & play with one during a swim and captured on my GoPro!

Salisbury Plains, South Georgia Island: November 2023

Salisbury Plains is one of the more magical area in South Georgia Island.  4 to 5 miles of Fur Seals, Southern Elephant Seals with harems and some 125,000 King Penguins, it is an amazing location.  


Join Don T as he Zodiac Cruises the Plains

The night market in ‎⁨Jamaa El-Fna Square⁩, ⁨Marrakech Médina⁩, Morocco - 2022

The night market in ‎⁨Jamaa El-Fna Square⁩, ⁨Marrakech Médina⁩ is beyond comprehension.  Food stalls.  Snake handlers. Monkeys. Dancing. Music.    Don T made a small donation and was welcomed into this world.

Mount Everest - March 11, 2020

4-days before the World COVID Closed Don T took a jet to "flightsee" the Nepalese Himalaya.  


Beyond comprehension & needs no explanation ..... 

Hanoi Train Street - March 2024

Welcome to Hanoi Train Street!


Enjoy a Vietnamese Coffee while the 3:11 from Hanoi zips on by!  

Beyond comprehension & needs no explanation ..... 

The Rites of Hindi Cremation on the banks of the Sacred Bagmati River, Kathmandu - 2020

In March 2020, we took to the Bagmati River in Kathmandu to witness the rites of cremation at KATHMANDU’S PASHUPATINATH TEMPLE

Hanoi Rush Hour: February 2024

Join Don T on a Th death defying Cyclo thru "The Paris of the Orient"'s busy streets with my driver OK during Rush Hour

Caffe Florian - Piazza San Marco, Venice - 2021

In October 2021, Don T was in Venice for about a week.  He visited the world famous & oldest continuously operating cafe - Caffe Florian - for two afternoons.  The band dedicated this song - the Theme to "The Godfather" to me.  I am honored 

Elephants on the Kwando River, September 2013

During a 2013 anti-poaching walkabout, Don T came upon a huge herd of elephant on tihe Kwando River, which separates Namibia & Botswana on the Caprivi Strip.

The USA National Anthem: Kid Rocks Bar, Nashville April 2021

John Stone and the Trailer Park Boys perform the USA National Anthem.... Kid Rocks Bar, 

Copyright © 2025 Retired Traveling - All Rights Reserved.

Powered by

This website uses cookies.

We use cookies to analyze website traffic and optimize your website experience. By accepting our use of cookies, your data will be aggregated with all other user data.

DeclineAccept