I recently returned from a trip to the United Arab Emirates. While in the country I visited Abu Dhabi and Dubai. I was partial to Abu Dhabi, the nation's capital, and more importantly the amazing architectural feat that is the…
I did not go to Haiti on "mission". No, I did not go for work either. And I wasn’t visiting family. I went to Haiti for vacation, more specifically to visit my 50th country. I wish I could say that…
A cold country full of warm people, Denmark was one of the friendliest countries that I have ever been to. I am sure that this is some how tied to the fact that it is the happiest country in the…
25 years ago today the Berlin wall came down, so I will take this time to urge you all to go to Berlin! I took my first and only trip to Berlin in October 2011 and I have been dreaming…
Africans. This word for me evokes images of the world's most beautiful people, shades of brown similar to a box of chocolates given to a lover on Valentine's Day. In the blackness, I find my ideal standard of beauty, a…
Pake, 19, Dakar, surfer/surf instructor My first full day in Dakar, my host had to work and I was left to wander around. We had lunch across the street from a surf shop so I wandered over. I noticed Pake…
Usually when I travel I make sure that I have very short connections between flights. Though I fly a lot, I despise being in airports. While casually chatting with a Brazilian and Portuguese friend about my five hour layover between…
Being raised Catholic and born in the 1980s, Pope John Paul II was at the helm of the church for the majority of my life and was beatified two weeks after I first moved to Rome. This past Sunday he…
With one week to go before our long Easter break and no set plans, I had resigned to staying in Rome and battling the madness of Easter tourist crowds. Luckily a friend suggested renting a car and driving to Matera,…
I had the pleasure of spending a long weekend in London last week. I was able to catch up with friends that I had not seen in a while and I even split a bottle of wine with my favorite…