Our itinerary for this trip needs a little bit of background context. On January 2018, the Taliban attacked the The Inter-continental Hotel in Kabul and killed at least 42 people. Among the dead included 5 pilots and 4 crew members of Kam Air, which was soon...
(Given the ever-changing security situation here, this post will be updated as circumstances develop so check back often) Travel Warnings A helpful warning as I set off for Kabul today: Do not travel to Afghanistan due to crime, terrorism, civil unrest,...
After last evening exploring Belfast and dining at Ox, we returned the next morning to Established Coffee for a quick breakfast: Then we were picked up by Paddy Campbell’s Famous Black Cab Tours by the legendary Paddy Campbell himself at 8:30am and was...
On my way to Isle Of Man this evening, I enjoyed an unexpected 8 hour layover in lovely Manchester. Taking the 10pm Thomas Cook Airlines flight from JFK Airport in NYC, I arrived 7 hours later at 9:55am local time at Manchester Airport. My morning started with...
Like many of my trips before, a day in Barbados wasn’t really planned to happen. But things that happen are meant to happen right? I dare say this one was from the old habit of having 2 consecutive days off and wondering: Where’s the next place I can go...
Just tried real hard with punning the title just now, with special thanks to Fanny and Mihaela for the inspiration. And about last night… Oh boy. Recovering from a night we’ll all joke and laugh about years to come (“happy birthday”...
Although Nara was not part of our original itinerary, I decided to add this beautiful little city at the last minute after seeing a possible route through there from Osaka to Kyoto. Nara has the largest number of buildings designated National Treasures in Japan as...
