Meet the Monsooners to El Salvador!
I made the announcement last week and within less than that, at least 6 monsooners will join me for a last minute arranged monsoon to my final country in Central America: El Salvador! Here are our next generation of monsooners: ...
Meet The Monsooners to St. Lucia & Martinique!
After the enormous success of our first partnered trip with The Yacht Week last September, we return less than 4 months later with TYW for the Caribbean: Saint Lucia & Martinique. Umbi "Pretty Reasonable Skipper" Genovese: Returning again as our skipper after...
Mecca Wasn’t “Ta’if” on Us!
Ta’if About a 2 hours’ drive north of Jeddah lies Ta’if. Located within the Mecca region and one of the oldest towns in Saudi Arabia, it has been famous for its rose production and views over Mecca itself: Along the way we stopped to say hi to the...
Return of the Jeddah
Picking up from where we left off after 2 days in and around Riyadh, we're now in Jeddah: the second largest city in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia and a port city on the Red Sea. You can tell it's a port because of all the abandoned fishing...
Picnic on the Edge – Jebel Fihrayn: The Edge of the World
After our first day in Riyadh with an early 6am rise and coffee, Salwa's partner Mohammed picked us up in his car where we began our 2.5 hour drive to the Edge of the World: Stop by for the Saudi Arabia's distinctive black camels before you...
You’re Going to Miss … Sardinia & Corsica
Press play. No, I really mean it. PRESS play and read the post with the music . . . Did you press play yet? Are you hearing music playing? OK, you can keep reading then. You're going to miss ... …the moment you were invited to come on your first...
A My-“Riyadh” of Potential
Got my third booster for COVID-19 yesterday! And what better way to revel in my potential side effects of the booster than a 12 hour red-eye flight from NYC to Abu Dhabi to Riyadh? The days of loopholes and hurdles to obtain a business or transit visa...
I Want “Paler-mo” Of It!
After 2 days relaxing in the off-the-beaten-path island of Lampedusa, the gang took a direct evening flight out to Palermo, capital of Sicily, afterwards. Founded by Phoenicians under the name of “Ziz” and later renamed by Greeks “Panormos”, which...
Where Are We Now?
Where Are We Next?
