Extreme sportsman J.T. Holmes is no stranger to danger.

In fact, this young daredevil and athlete is known for his heart-stopping stunts that have appeared in numerous movies (most recently Transformers 3), TV shows, and commercials. That’s why Hotels.com hired him to showcase one of their newest traveler-friendly products.

SoyJoy recently asked me if I would like to interview the star of their new commercial, Mike Barish, so we sent over some questions for him to answer about his favorite mancaiton spots and travel ideas. Mike is a freelance travel writer, host, and contributor to Gadlin.

He is also a universally respected expert from the SkyMall catalog and his work has appeared in the San Francisco Chronicle, Budget Travel, World Hum, One+, and Intelligent Travel.

Are you a MAN who is attending BlogHer? Well now is the time to gather with other men, hunker down and laminate your man card before the onslaught of crazy mom bloggers and the other 4,000 women who we will be surrounded by for the next few days.

Join James from Man Tripping and other social media guys, man bloggers etc. at 5 p.m. outside the entrance to the BlogHer Expo area.

Just imagine being given a ride in an Indy racing car by a guy who’s won two Indy 500s.

We arrived at Chicagoland Speedway at 12:30 p.m. and I went to the Credentials trailer.  I showed my picture ID and was handed three pages of legal paperwork and various waivers of liability to read and sign. I was already wondering if maybe I was in for more of a thrill than I bargained for.