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The Gamer Traveler only travels with Geeky Clean soaps. I told the tale of how I came across Geeky Clean soaps in a previous post, and I promised that I would do a review as well. Here we go...

Days of Wonder wants to celebrate the fifth anniversary of their train travel boardgame by hosting a Ticket to Ride World Championship in Paris, France on June of 2010...

I was watching a show on castles on History Channel, and they said something that really stuck with me: “Castles were some of the most imposing structures ever built and they inspired awe in the population.” I was immediately transported back to York, England, back in 2001. We...

Note: This post was originally up at my personal site, Highmoon’s Ponderings, but it has now been moved here. Gen Con is next week and as I’ve said here and on Twitter before, I won’t be attending. It’s...

Folks following me on Twitter (@GamerTraveler) over the last few days got to experience my frustration as I redesigned the TGT website. I was looking to apply a magazine-style theme to WordPress, but those suckers have so many fiddly bits that they were just not working here for whatever reason...

Once upon a time, I wanted to write a roleplaying game about the experience and act of traveling (the truth is that for years I have wanted such a game, and since I could not find one to fill that gap, I decided I would write it myself). I even had the name picked: Grand Tour...

The following conversation developed over Twitter a couple of days ago. I found it hilarious and enlightening at the same time. There’s a question at the end for you to answer (skip to it here). ...

I already told you about Eberron D&D Campaign Setting-designer Keith Baker and his plan to travel the world, trading hospitality for gaming (and if you haven’t read that post, please do so). ...

This magnificently bizarre mansion not far from my own home in Miami Beach burned completely this morning. Take a look at these photos and marvel. I mean seriously, check out the house from Google Maps’ satellite view. Isn’t that amazing? Cl...

While in France it is known as the Fête Nationale (National Celebration), for most of the world July 14 is known as Bastille Day, a day for Francophiles to wear their love of that country proudly on their sleeves....

Not to be outdone by Tokyo, the city of Kobe is now planning to unveil their own gigantic mecha guardian, the venerable Tetsujin 28 (aka Gigantor), as an 18-meter/59-feet 1:1 scale statue...

Aside from all the neat places I visited in Belgium, all the wonderful historic grounds I traipsed upon, all the yummy beer I drank, the scrumptious chocolates I ate, and the wonderful people I met, there was one event, one surprise event, that stands out as “The Coolest Thing I Saw in Belgium ™...

Well, not quite. To celebrate the 30th Anniversary of the seminal mecha series MS Gundam, an 18-meter/59 feet-tall statue of the iconic RX-78-2 Gundam is being raised at Tokyo’s Odaiba island, specifically in Shiokaze Park. ...

There are cities that have, at one point or another, been the destination par excellance when it comes to gaming...