From roller coasters to the Hilton, Kuala Lumpur was pretty fun. In KL, you can find nearly anything you want. Big malls, skyscrapers, mosques, even Starbucks; English is […]
Europe / Turkey
Return to Istanbul
Yes, it’s true! I’m back in Istanbul for a couple weeks and will be taking some Turkish language classes and drinking my weight in Turkish coffee. The new […]
Holidays / Israel / Middle East / North America / U.S.A.
Giving Thanks: 2010 Edition
This year, I am in Israel. A place I really never thought I would go. And now I am here… looking for some semblance of purpose. This place […]
Holidays / Israel / Middle East
Voluntourism: Sar-El and the IDF
Gain by losing. Let’s face it, we lose things every day. we lose socks in the laundry, money from our pockets and hours from our lives. What if […]
Africa / Morocco
Casa-blah-blah
Casablanca! A city whose named I had been raised on by my grandfather and the indomitable Humphrey Bogart. I was finally going there. With so much build-up, I […]
Africa / Morocco
Sahara Nights
Noone ever tells you to bring a flyswatter to the desert. I think this is important information to have. Leaving Essaouira was a hard thing to do, especially […]
Africa / Food / Morocco
Essaouira market fun!
You can find very interesting things in an Arabian market. Though, even more interesting might be the people who are buying them. I’ve said many times how much […]
Africa / Morocco
Essaouira and Pacha: my oasis in the Windy City
The candles were the only light in our world. The singer blowing one out one out had left us in shadows filled with the wraiths of the shisha […]
Africa / Morocco
Marrakesh in one day: a crash course
After ripping the pages for Morocco out of my lonely planet, I mailed the remnants back home so I could later revisit all the insanity I had scribbled […]
Africa / Morocco
Marrakesh and the start of the African Adventure
Never thought I would say this, but I wish I spoke French. My first impression of Morocco was the RAK airport in Marrakesh. It was beautiful and spotlessly […]