Nick Riewoldt joins Sports Where I Am
Today we are proud to announce that AFL star Nick Riewoldt has officially signed on to become the newest member of the Sports Where I Am team as Brand Ambassador. As a hugely respected figure in Australian sport as well as being someone with a strong connection to the United States, Nick is the ideal addition to our team. With his wife Catherine’s family located in Houston, … Continue reading Nick Riewoldt joins Sports Where I Am
Add it to your itinerary: University of Georgia Football
If you’re a tourist coming to the USA, seeing the University of Georgia football team play might not be on your radar just yet. Most people start planning their trip around the biggest cities in the country and their respective underperforming iconic major league teams. But the type of experience that you can get at an NCAA game is what being a sports fan (and a traveler) is all about. For the following reasons, we feel … Continue reading Add it to your itinerary: University of Georgia Football
4 Tips for going to Yankee Stadium (outside the seating chart)
For me, going to Yankee Stadium was a dream realised. I can’t even claim to be a die-hard New York Baseball fan, but there is something iconic about Yankee Stadium that made it sit on top of my (ever-growing) ‘must-see’ list. One of the local New Yorkers we met on this trip put it into perspective when she said, ‘It’s the Mona Lisa for baseball fans’. I since … Continue reading 4 Tips for going to Yankee Stadium (outside the seating chart)
NYC Sports Calendar
It’s no surprise that one of the most common questions we get asked by travelling sports fans is, ‘What Sports are on in New York City?’ It’s not surprising for 2 reasons. Firstly, according to CN Traveller, New York City was the 6th most visited city in the world in 2015. At any given time there are loads of people either visiting, or planning their … Continue reading NYC Sports Calendar
Where you should sit at Baseball games
With the MLB season approaching, we wanted to help travelling sports fans dealing with the potentially experience-defining decision of where to sit. MLB probably isn’t as popular worldwide as the NBA or the NFL, but it is played during the warmer months (when more people visit the USA), there are many more baseball games per season than other sports, and it is an iconic American experience. All of these … Continue reading Where you should sit at Baseball games
Best Jumbotron entertainment at NBA games
If you watch much NBA League Pass, you’ve probably noticed a change in how the games are broadcast now compared to a couple of years ago. In the past, whenever there was a timeout or any other break in the game, the screen would cut to this: Which used to sit there on the screen in silence until the game came back on. This kind … Continue reading Best Jumbotron entertainment at NBA games
How to tailgate when you’re traveling
Tailgating seems like the perfect activity for visitors from overseas to take part in: it’s unique, fun, authentic (i.e. the locals actually do it) and it can provide some pretty memorable footage to look back on. Generally speaking, these things are also what people are looking for in their travel experiences. (Plus, it is recommended frequently by sports fans on our site, regardless of the … Continue reading How to tailgate when you’re traveling