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September 4, 2018
“I did not know what to expect for my two-day layover in Johannesburg on my way to Santiago. I had heard that Joburg was a city full of contradictions, violence, echoes of the apartheid and young black and brown South Africans on the move and ready for business.”
July 24, 2018
Khasab’s Ferry terminal has a severe stray goat scene. Or at least that was my first impression. Dubbed as the “Norway of Arabia” by Viator I was a bit surprised at first impression. After speeding uncomfortably through rocky mountains jutting from the calm sea below and feeling very motion sick, we finally entered the city […]
June 15, 2018
Lucky You! Somehow you ended up in Accra, Ghana! Be it for a layover, a day, or a week. Accra is the city to visit and its a city that leaves an impression on you. Christian and I ended up in Accra 4 times. The first time was for a day and a half before […]
February 27, 2018
Porto was a mistake. It was never suppose to happen but it did. After landing in Barcelona to meet with my friends from Turkey we got a call from one of my two friends. He had some health issues and could not make it. That meant that the whole post Barcelona to Madrid southern coast […]
December 8, 2017
For as long as I can remember, I have known about and dreamed about Namibia. My introduction to this strange and vast country came in the form of a National Geographic picture featuring the Deadvlei trees inside of Namibia’s Namib-Naukluft Park. Dead trees stood at attention under a clear blue sky littered with stars and […]
October 4, 2017
Andorra is an obscure little country centered between France and Spain. It speaks Catalan (the only country to do so – however, after October 1st, we will see) and it’s surrounded by the Pyrenees mountains. There’s less than 100,000 people who live there and they do not even have a University. There’s also no train […]
September 25, 2017
On our way from sightseeing around the Netherlands to Brussels we decided to spend a night, 36 hours total, in Bruges. We had heard from many people, including reading about it, that Bruges was an idyllic must see, an adult disneyland, where romance runs wild along with good food, aromatic beer, romantic canal rides, […]
August 16, 2017
On our flight from Ho Chi Minh City to Ulaanbaatar, we did a 23-hour layover in Beijing which of course meant we needed to do a quick run to the Great Wall. Because why not? Not sure if everyone knows, but there’s the option to visit China, visa-free if landing in certain airports for under […]
August 11, 2017
My stomach was turning, and the road was bumpy. Hundreds of motorbikes zipped from side to side, and our van drove in the middle of the lane. Until a truck or a bus came from the other direction, and then they would beep the horn in some game of chicken before they would both verge […]
June 3, 2017
Me: Hey love, on our way to Tokyo can we stop off in Hong Kong. Husband: Yeah, sure. Why not. And that’s how we ended up in this skyscraper city. We had less than 60 hours to see as much of Hong Kong as we could. Which you can imagine meant we left Honk Kong […]
March 27, 2017
Yep. I went on one. This is how it happened and why I actually enjoyed myself and totally recommend going on Hush Hip Hop Tours in NYC. My husband’s cousin and his fiancee came to visit us for three weeks. His cousin is a hip hop artist in Germany and was very excited about coming […]
December 30, 2014
My husband and I had originally planned to spend a week and a half in Lisbon, Portugal for New Years Eve. Of course, realizing Portugal was near Spain, which is near Gibraltar, which is near Morocco; it only made sense to split a week and a half into four countries. We spent 10 hours in […]
January 30, 2013
What would you do if you only had 10 hours in Gilbraltar? Well, If you’re like us— you’d be a total tourist and you’d attempt to take the journey to the top Rock of Gibraltar in a day (Hint: We did not make it to the top but had fun nevertheless). You’d take on monkey’s […]
September 18, 2010
Ah, Nice — the French riviera, or as they say, Alpes-Maritimes. My favorite part of France. How could you not like a place that has palm trees like this as you step out of the airport: Indeed the airport is in walking distance to the town center, which is something I did on occasion. I […]
June 18, 2008
Bozcaada Many people from Istanbul make this little island a romantic destination during the summer months due to it’s small size, friendly people, and breathtaking beauty all for a reasonable price. If you are a history buff then you would also like to know that this island was mentioned in the Iliad (yes, very true […]
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