Lying Low In Marigot, Saint Martin

Lying Low In Marigot, Saint Martin

by | Jul 17, 2017 | Blitzkrieg!!!, Fit for Foodies, How Did You Do That?, July 2017: Saint Martin's & Surrounding Islands, Rules Are Meant To Be Broken, Saint Martin, Sint Maarten, Travel Warnings, Way Way Off the Beaten Path

 Having been given an unexpected 4 days off before my next shift in the ED, I decided it was another time to attempt a solo trip getaway.Although I was also entertaining traveling from Slovenia to Slovakia (the flights were too expensive), Oman to Kuwait (I...
Tuned Into Tunis, The Ramadan Edition

Tuned Into Tunis, The Ramadan Edition

by | May 31, 2017 | Crisis, Fail, How Did You Do That?, Rules Are Meant To Be Broken, Spring 2017: Italy & Microstates, France, Luxembourg, Malta, & Tunisia, Travel Warnings, Tunisia, Walking Tours, Way Way Off the Beaten Path, What Dreams May Come

 This morning was time to say goodbye to Malta.  …And hello to Tunisia via a TunisAir Express flight! Except for myself and Samin, this is everyone’s first time in Africa!  The recent travel warnings in Tunisia have been...
Going Streaking In A Mongolian Winter

Going Streaking In A Mongolian Winter

by | Jan 8, 2017 | How Did You Do That?, How's the weather?, Mongolia, Rules Are Meant To Be Broken, Way Way Off the Beaten Path, What Dreams May Come, Winter 2016: The Trans-Mongolian & Tibet

  Photo credit to Melissa Weinmann for the photo above.     Hello from a balmy -15ºF (-22ºC) in the coldest capital city on the planet: Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia! After chugging along from Irkutsk, Russia, our attendants woke us all up at 6:15am, giving us about...
New Year’s Eve At Saint Petersburg And The Hermitage

New Year’s Eve At Saint Petersburg And The Hermitage

by | Dec 31, 2016 | Crisis, Fail, How Did You Do That?, How's the weather?, Public Transportation, Rules Are Meant To Be Broken, Russia, The Nightlife, Way Way Off the Beaten Path, Winter 2016: The Trans-Mongolian & Tibet

    I’ve been to nearly every single ex-Soviet state except for the mother of them all: Russia. That changes today.     And it wasn’t easy getting here. Recalling my first monsoon trip to EgyptI also once again answered the call for...
No Reservations In Sofía, Bulgaria

No Reservations In Sofía, Bulgaria

by | Nov 12, 2016 | Bulgaria, Fail, Fit for Foodies, How's the weather?, November 2016: Bulgaria, Public Transportation, Rules Are Meant To Be Broken, Serendipitous!, The Nightlife, Walking Tours, Weekend Trips

 After the recent US elections and the shitshow that happened, all of us needed a little break.So we went to Bulgaria.(FYI, if you’re flying on the Alitalia/Bulgaria Air codeshare combo from the USA to Sofía, be prepared to endure the check-in process...