The UAE was actually the first country that really intrigued me, way back when. I remember clearly: eighth grade, social studies, lights off, as we watched a VHS tape on the big box TV strapped to a cart. The documentary highlighted the country; mysterious back then, certainly not today. I don’t know what it was…
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I’ve flown Delta, United and American Airlines hundreds upon hundreds of times. Spirit, JetBlue and Southwest…of course! KLM, Air France and Mexicana, sí! All the “standard airlines,” check! Maybe that’s why I appreciate experiencing new and downright obscure and bizarre carriers when I travel overseas. For me, the weirder, the better. Could be the funny…
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Three trips to Kenya so far… First Trip to Kenya Well let’s see…in the last ten days I braved war-torn South Sudan, was hemmed up by crooked police in Burundi, got violently ill with food poisoning in Rwanda, and put in work on a mission trip in Uganda. It was finally time to chill, and…
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Recife, Brasil – Boa Viagem Beach This is more than your average “day at the beach.” This is an experience. More than just sun and sand, an afternoon at Praia de Boa Viagem is filled with a million different sights, sounds and smells. Perhaps it’s the roaming vendors that inject the most flavor into…
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Here are 50 Travel Tips…some are no-brainers, while some you might never have thought of. I hope at least a couple can help you someday. Happy travels! Passports, Visas and Documents -Enroll in Global Entry (if you’re American). It allows you to skip the customs and immigration line when returning to the U.S. from out…
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Caracas, Venezuela is a city in ruin: a collapsed economy, kidnapping and violence spiraling out of control, food and medicine shortages…the city has imploded and tourism is virtually non-existent. But none of that could keep me from spending some time here. And while most places were too dangerous for me to even take out my…
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