I’ve wanted to visit Istanbul for a long time. When I lived in Spain, I dreamt of traveling there – the only city in the world that straddles two continents – Byzantium, Constantinople, names that span millennia and conjure images of previous great civilizations. But,… Read More »Istanbul: The City on Two Continents
When traveling to a new country I like to keep track of my unique observations about that place, some of these may be obvious to everyone while visiting, others may be less noticed and some may already be known. After five weeks in the Philippines,… Read More »Filipino Observations
It’s impossible to go to Palawan and not do boat tours. The Philippines are made up of 7,641 islands most of them accessible only by boat and some of them unvisitable. My trip took me to the province of Palawan which consists of two main… Read More »Palawan Boat Tours
I’ve wanted to write this blog post for a while, but between getting Lasik and starting the new school year I haven’t had time. Finally, I have some now. Sri Lanka is known to have some of the best safari’s outside of Africa. For a… Read More »Safariing Sri Lanka
“It is the island at its most scenic, a mist-wrapped land of emerald peaks and stupendous views, of hillsides carpeted with tea plantations and graced by astonishing waterfalls. This is a place where you can wear a fleece in the daytime and cuddle up beside a… Read More »The Hill Country of Sri Lanka
It’s hard to make a list of my top experiences while in Japan because the experience of being there and seeing everything was amazing. I tried and this is it: 1. The first time eating sushi while in Tokyo. Sitting in a small standing room… Read More »My Top Ten Japan Experiences
1) They drive on the opposite side of the road, which means walking and escalator riding (you do A LOT of this) is the opposite as well, but some cities don’t follow this. It’s confusing. 2) They read right to left and down. 3) At… Read More »Things that surprised me, I didn’t know ,or I learned at some point, but forgot about Japan
Tokyo was Anthony Bourdain’s favorite city. He says “I’m endlessly fascinated” and “I’ve been many times and it’s still thrilling.” According to him, it was the one city in which he could have spent the rest of his life. There are 5 things he says… Read More »Anthony Bourdain’s Tokyo
I had never ridden a scooter before and after seeing the lawless way in which Cambodians drove, I was scared. I had already passed up on a suggestion to rent bikes in Battambang, so I had my mind set on Kampot. Luckily in my van… Read More »Scootering through Kampot
There are two main islands that people go to when traveling to Cambodia, Koh Rong and Koh Rong Sanleom, I had planned to go to Koh Rong the bigger island of the two. It’s known as the party island offering huge pub crawls and a… Read More »The Islands of Cambodia