FYI: A more comprehensive itinerary of Baku can be found in my entry back in 2015, but this post will fill in some of the gaps I had missed last time. As well as more magic. I was here once alone back in 2015, and now I’m back with a new crew 2 years...
Preface — To give you an idea what my life has been like this past month: Exactly a month ago, I was the Caribbean for a 3 day weekend in Turks & Caicos Then I returned to NYC for 4 straight night shifts in the ER (getting sick with a 103ºF fever in the...
A “helpful” friend sent me this last night, reposted from the Iraq Travel Advisory on the US Department of State website, updated January 10, 2018: Do not travel to Iraq due to terrorism and armed conflict U.S. citizens in Iraq are at high risk for...
I can’t really explain why my life has been so full of coincidences, (and no it’s not because it would “make sense” that extroverts would have an easier time running into other extroverts…my coincidences include the most skeptical of...
Yes, I’ve been to Vienna just so so many times. But I’m glad this time it would be through the eyes of a local and my friend Daniela. After a wonderful day in Bratislava, Keseena, Maria, Daniela and I turned in at a reasonable hour, getting somewhat a full...
Since my first visit to Europe in the city of London in 1995, it would take me 13 years to finally conquer the continental landmass of Europe. And I wouldn’t have had it any other way than the stories and people I would spend with today in Bratislava....
When I did Budapest by night 6 months ago, I made a promise I’d return with a group of monsooners. A promise made is a promise kept. It’s good to be back. After flying in on a 8:40am Norwegian Air Shuttle flight from Stockholm, we landed at...
