For those of you who know me, you know that I love sugar cane. I often refer to it as milk direct from God’s teet. It is sweet but not overly sweet. By some divine chemistry, the juice is both frothy and smooth at the same time. It has an earthy taste that you never […]
A Bike Ride Through Egypt
After spending a month in Dahab hostel in downtown Cairo, I was beginning to get bored. I had already hurled stones at the police and experienced the full power of tear gas but I needed something more. I needed a challenge. All of a sudden, I recalled a German girl who I met on the […]
Premier Performance of Japanese Enka in the Sudan
Every few weeks, something peculiar happens to me ><. One of the tell tale signs is when I start to use this emoticon, ><, a lot. This is usually followed by imaginary smells of miso and soy sauce in the air. Then, small black hairs begin to grow on my forearm. What’s happening is this: The 25% of […]
The Adventure Begins
Tonight, is the night, of nights (name that quote). The night before the night to be more exact, but in my gut, it feels like it’s already here. As I sit on my porch, with the cool fall air caressing my skin, I am overcome with a familiar feeling but one that I have not […]
My Run Away Gear
The Day of departure is fast approaching. And unlike lots of people I know, I haven’t waited until the last day to pack. For me, packing for a big trip around the world is great fun. I love figuring out exactly what I will need to travel and survive. I usually start this packing process […]
Home Sweet Home
I love traveling to Norway and spending time amongst the majestic fjords and my lovely family. And I love living in Japan, always in awe and filled with endless possibilities by a culture so different from my own. However, despite everywhere I have been and everything I have seen, to me, nothing quite compares to […]
My Lucky 7
Many thanks to my fellow travel bloggers, Australia Rocky Travel, Nomadic Samuel, Pause The Moment & Man On The Lam to name a few, for nominating me for the seven links project. Thanks also to TripBase for coming up with such a great way to revive some of our oldies but goodies. Without further ado, here […]
How To Be Successful In Blogging & In Life
Over the last couple of months, I have been in my basement working night and day towards the success of this blog. I have been so obsessed that I have rarely paid visit to my good friend the sun. However, in the past two weeks, my motivation has drastically begun to wane. Worried over my […]
How To Avoid Traveler’s Diarrhea: Lessons Learned
Diarrhea, the squirts, the runs, geri, splitskas, layseh mogen, or anal leakage; what ever you call it, it rarely makes for a pleasant afternoon. In all seriousness though, for the traveler, diarrhea is one of the most common and potentially life threatening ailments that can occur. And if you’re going backpacking in a developing country, […]
Overcoming Your Travel Anxiety
Traveling is my passion and I can think of nothing more liberating and exciting than hitting the open road. Nothing is fixed and nothing is planned, and everything is in the hands of fate. And so, I guess it is the unknown that really turns me on. At the same time, it is the unknown […]
Old People & Florida
If you ask Jerry Seinfeld about Florida and Old people, he would tell you, “They Drive Slow and they sit low. The State flag of Florida should be a hat, a steering wheel, and some knuckles on it.” And for the most part, I couldn’t agree with him more. A great deal of my time […]
