Lately, Instagram has become my full-on guilty pleasure. Chalk it up to my love of photography and visual storytelling, I suppose, but I just can’t get enough of it. And while some people may bemoan the way the platform has…
Month in Review: August 2015
August! It always seems to be a pretty good month, don’t you think? It’s the peak of summertime in the northern hemisphere when the weather makes for fun outdoor adventures and people are generally having a great time, making use…
A Train Ride with Syrian Refugees: A Lesson in Compassion and Perspective
The train journey from Thessaloniki, Greece to Skopje, Macedonia, wasn’t a long one. Our train departed in the late afternoon, and a day of wandering in the heat of mid-June (and perhaps a few shots of ouzo from friendly fellow…
Thoughts on Traveling to Thailand in the Wake of a Terror Attack
It was a blast heard ’round the world. Just one week ago today on Monday, August 17th, a TNT bomb detonated inside of Erawan Shrine, a popular tourist attraction in Bangkok, Thailand, killing 20 people and injuring more than 100…
The Wonders of Mainland Greece: The Monasteries of Meteora
Like so many other European destinations I visited this summer, the ancient monasteries of Meteora, Greece left me, er, speechless. For someone as long-winded as myself, for a destination to render me incapable of articulating my thoughts is no easy…
The Wonders of Mainland Greece: Ancient Olympia
Throughout my childhood and adolescence, trying to teach me world history out of a textbook was a lot like throwing a pot full of spaghetti noodles at the wall to see if anything would stick. Even if some noodles did…
Tips for Traveling by Ferry in Greece
Getting around the Greek islands by ferry is surprisingly easy, not to mention fun! While some of the bigger islands have airports, if you’re planning to visit any smaller islands as well, chances are you’ll end up on a ferry…
My End-of-Year Travel Plans Revealed
This year has been a strange one for me in terms of travel plans, and it’s not about to get any less strange over the next few months. Shocking, I know! I started the year off in Colombia, then made…
Month in Review: July 2015
Greetings from Novi Sad, Serbia! Each time I write one of these roundups I find myself feeling dumbstruck that yet another month has managed to speed on by, but this time I’m far more flabbergasted by how much has happened…
The Best of the Cyclades, Part 2: Santorini and Milos
In the first week of our 12-day Greek island tour, we were introduced to Mykonos, Paros, and Ios. Over the remaining five days, we’d visit two more popular destinations in the Cyclades island chain, Santorini and Milos. As we headed…
