Looking Back on White Earth, Minnesota
My father saw gnomes as he neared death. They started with their backs against the paneled walls of his living room, moving closer and closer to him each day. He wasn’t scared though. Rather, he...
View ArticleHanging with the Falafel Boys
“People here don’t seem particularly friendly,” my wife Mardena said. I didn’t really want to hear it, but I couldn’t disagree; I’d been thinking the same thing. It seemed like a lot of people we’d met...
View ArticleEssex Street in Salem: Discovering Witches and Mariners
Salem in Massachusetts, abounding in Puritan and American history is perhaps best known for the 1692 witch trials. My knowledge was restricted to magazines and websites which variously have described...
View ArticleCome Explore Serbia!
A lot of people have heard but not many of them have been to the Republic of Serbia, a country in the central Balkans, and part of the Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia in the past. The capital...
View ArticleKiribati: A Ring in the Pacific
“Tying up to a pier and disembarking through the passenger gangway isn’t an option,” our Captain said. Never did I imagine I would one day work onboard a cruise ship for almost seven months. Let alone...
View ArticleOsaka: Discover the Best of the Japanese Metropolis
On an hour-long train ride from Nara to Osaka, the once peaceful landscape turns into a genuine bliss of neon lights. Osaka is clearly a denser city than Nara and Kyoto. On top of that, I made the...
View ArticleThe Famous Hanoi Train Street
I visited the energetic city of Hanoi, one of the most popular holiday destinations, last summer. Hanoi Train Street is one place that will never disappear from my travel memories. I had put Train...
View ArticleJust Before Eight in Central Mexico
It’s just before 8 p.m. when Héctor abruptly veers his white van onto the dusty shoulder. Hermanos Serdán International — our dimly lit destination — haunts us from across the interstate. This is so...
View Article6 Things My Masai Safari Guide Taught Me
The vast savannah and prolific wildlife in Masai Mara were breath-taking and I brought so many unforgettable memories back home. The feeling is truly something to be experienced than to be expressed....
View ArticleThe Fabled Island of La Digue
Gorgeous beaches and relaxing vibes are two things that an ideal Island holiday is comprised of. This is exactly what I anticipated before visiting the Indian Ocean gem, Seychelles, a couple of years...
View ArticleItaly May Have Invented Pizza,but Di Fara Perfected It
New York is one of my favourite cities. I first visited the city four years ago, and it made a vivid and broad impression on me. I could not get enough of the towering skyscrapers, Times Square,...
View ArticleInvestigating Escobar’s Legacy in Medellìn
“Don’t mind the bullet holes,” was the first thing our guide Stiven told me. They recently tried to kidnap Roberto, because people still think he knows where his brother buried his fortune. Which of...
View ArticleTravel in Place: The “Sonoran Dawg”
I haven’t experienced the taste of a Sonoran hot dog since the 80’s and my introduction to international travel. However, I rediscovered them years later right here under my nose. Mexicali Crossing I...
View ArticleGuatemala Revealed
A blaring buzzer abruptly invades my dreams. I have fallen from that castle in the air to land on the bed of my shadowy hotel room. My eyes are wide open, but I can’t see a thing. I frantically fumble...
View ArticleBiggest Cities of Slovakia and the Czech Republic
In front of Slovakia’s National Museum stands a 1988 memorial, celebrating the seventy year anniversary of the establishment of ‘Czechoslovakia.’ It’s amazing to think that within a few short years,...
View ArticleThe Last Stronghold of the Navajo, Canyon de Chelly
Exploring the History and Beauty of the Canyon The last rays of the setting sun painted the canyon walls a deep orange as they turned the bottom of the clouds reddish. I was at Tsegi Overlook taking in...
View ArticleA Hidden Concert in a Berlin Warehouse
It is a chilly Sunday evening in Berlin. Late October and the trees have shaken off their leaves. I shuffle my feet through piles of golden yellow and approach two steel doors with graffiti scrawled on...
View ArticleNew Haven: Exploring Art and Architecture
About a little more than an hour drive or train ride from the metropolis of New York City lies New Haven in the state of Connecticut. A much smaller town, its fame stems from the fact that it is home...
View ArticleLooking for Leopards in Sri Lanka
Looking for leopards at Yala National Park in Sri Lanka, sounds like one of the easiest things to do, especially once you learn that the park is known to have the largest population of leopards in the...
View ArticleSilversmithing in Breckenridge’s Arts District
When I think of Breckenridge, Colorado, I immediately think of skiing, so I wasn’t sure what to do when meeting a group of friends there during the off-season. Imagine my surprise to find myself trying...
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