Sure London is lovely, Paris is pretty, and Rome is cool, but what about the cities of Eastern Europe? You hardly ever hear Gina from Brooklyn say, “Hey Marty! Me and the kids are going to Prague this Saturday.” No, it’s almost always Rome or Barcelona. People just don’t realize how cool the cities of […]
The Great South American Adventure
In just three days The Great South American Adventure shall commence! I will depart New York for the nation state of El Salvador! I know nothing about El Salvador. I don’t know where I’m going to stay. I don’t know what I am going to do. All I know is I am going to be […]
10 Songs that Will Remind You Of Heaven
I once spoke with a revered Islamic Imam in Damascus. Although he was a priest of Islam, he was also an educated theologian and philosopher at heart. So captivating were his views on life, that morning turned to night as if under an eclipse. One issue that had plagued me was the spiritual dichotomy between […]
Paradise On Earth: Northern Norway
In the winter, the island is bleak, frigid and dark. Aside from the moon, the stars, the northern lights, and the drunken glow of three old Norwegians, (Dagfin, Kia, and Jan),the island is shadowed in darkness. But in the summer, the island epitomizes the land of the midnight sun. Though you can’t see the infamous […]
The Best Country to Survive the Apocalypse
With a week to go until the end of the world, there are a lot of Brooklyn hipsters frantically running around buying alcohol, Red Bull, and cocaine for their big doomsday parties. There are also a lot of people who are seriously worried that the Mayans, a people who used to rip the hearts out […]
A Chance To Donate To Childeren in Nepal
When I was 18, I spent five months traveling through India and Nepal. While I greatly enjoyed Sikh and Hindu culture, the ubiquity of poverty in both countries was overwhelming. Like “Slum Dog Millionaire,” countless blind and diseased children begging on the street would approach me. Although I wanted to help them all, it was […]
How Turkish Hospitality Saved My Life
I had always head references to Turkish hospitality in books and in movies. But I had always just thought it was a tourism slogan that caught on. However it wasn’t until I visited Turkey as a 16 year old runaway did I realize the truth of this expression. While it’s true that most people just […]
A Backpackers Paradise: Koh Pha Ngan, Thailand
Pork sandwiches, lush coconut filled jungles, bath warm beaches, cheap pad thai and sticky mango rice, legendary parties, skooter mania, beautiful Thai ladies and not to mention lady boys ><, Chang beer, Seven Elevens, and island life makes Koh Pha Ngan (Ko Pan Yang) one of the coolest places on earth (not an overstatement). Even […]
5 Things That Will Get You 40 Lashes in Sudan
Strict traditional Sharia Law governs Sudan and its people. In the result, many things considered commonplace in the West are considered morally reprehensible and may be punishable by flogging and in some cases death. So unless you want to find out what 40 lashes feel like, below is a list of 5 things not to […]
Top 10 Photos from Around the World
Only a month into my last trip, I had my very expensive Sony Cyber Shot stolen on a train in Italy. I was totally bummed and thought that that would be the end of my photo taking career. Fortunately, a few weeks later in Sicily, I managed to get a hold of a cheap (140 […]
True Life: A 25 year old Travel Blogger
When you turn 25, shit gets real! Sorry about that, I’m still recovering from Amateur Night at the Apollo, one of the best and most ghetto shows in NYC ya heard. Seriously though, getting old is strange. Things start to change. Biologically speaking, scientists posit that at age 25, you’re cells die faster than they […]
The Best Show in NYC
Having parents as Broadway dancers, I grew up watching a lot of Broadway shows. My favorites include A Chorus Line, Crazy for You, and Contact. While there is nothing as mesmerizing and entertaining as watching a live Broadway show, there are plenty of equally entertaining off Broadway shows in New York that people tend to […]
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