The Plight of the Pangolin
Last week while traveling in Gabon, we sat down for lunch. I ordered veggies and rice and Sal ordered chicken. Once our dishes were served another dish was brought to the table. Neither of us knew what it was, but…
How to Spend Your Tax Refund on Travel
Originally posted on Blavity.com It's that time of year again — tax season. The U.S. government graciously gave us an extra weekend to toil over those receipts, W2s, and 1099s this year as you have until April 18th, refund checks…
Detroit Day 7: Sunday Funday
Rise and Shine: 9:34am (it was very painful to wake up) Today's Forecast: Summer perfection First Stop: Grand Trunk Pub One thing I absolutely love about America is BRUNCH!! Ok, what I really love is the idea of managing Saturday's…
Detroit Day 6: The Marathon
Rise and Shine: Today's Forecast: Cloudy :-( First Stop: Eastern Market Since childhood, Saturday mornings in Detroit meant heading slightly east of downtown to Eastern Market which is the oldest permanent farmer's market in America at 170 years old!I haven't…
26 of 52: The Blue Mosque
Walking to the Blue Mosque, one of the great treasures of Istanbul. This picture was taken in December 2009.
Detroit Day 5: The Struggle 2.0
Rise and Shine: 10:34am Today's forecast: A ridiculous amount of rain First stop: Cafe Sonshine Due to the unspeakable debauchery of Thursday night, we got a late start on Friday and as our stomachs were begging for a heavy meal…
Detroit Day 4: Welcome to Detroit
Rise and Shine: 7:35am Today's Forecast: Still hot. Raining. Fitness: I'm sorry, what is this? I finally recovered from my sleep deprivation from Tuesday/Wednesday. Nine hours of sleep was all I needed to reset my batteries since I normally only…
Detroit Day 1: Getting Started
Rise and Shine: 7:35am. Today's forecast: A steamy 90 degrees! Fitness: Before I went to Uganda, I spent five weeks without meat and lost seven pounds as a result. My month in Uganda led to the loss of another four…
Black Sensation
For Saturday's big night out, we headed to Matyas’ friend’s bar for a birthday party/liqueur promotion. The liqueur is called Agua and apparently its made form Coca Leaves, the same thing that cocaine is made from. The bartenders were awesome…