Istanbul Neighborhoods: How to Choose Where to Stay?
In a city of 13 million people covering 2000 square miles, how do you know where to begin? Istanbul is one of the largest cities…
Travel By Sense at the Bazurto Market Cartagena
This is the stuff that is normally kept far away from most American’s eyesight; the carnage that happens before that lovely piece of prime rib…
Feeding the Masses in Puente Piedra
Three times every day, 50+ people sit down at wooden tables with colorful plastic plates piled high with food at the refuge my niece and…
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48 Hours in Vancouver
Apparently, Mother Nature got the memo that I was going to be in Vancouver as she put on her best weather for me – for…
Hunting for Photos in Hoi An
“May I take your picture?” I asked while I also mimed the action with my camera around my neck so that I could make sure…
It’s a Man’s World
As I was marveling at the bright colors of the watermelon, eggplant, and tomatoes against the typical Omani cream-colored backdrop of souq buildings – I…
San Telmo Sunday Market
The San Telmo neighborhood in tourist guides is best known for their Sunday market. The old cobblestone streets are lined with blocks and blocks of…
Farm to Market
“We’ll have to leave early in the morning and walk to the train station tomorrow because the bus can’t pick us up. “ instructed our…
Food and Drink | Italy | Tours
For an Immersive Local Experience Try a Rome Food Tour
Locals bustle around the market, picking out fresh vegetables and carrying on conversations in Italian with the shop stall owners; the ease in the conversations…
A Dying Market
I walked past the old stone steps and suddenly stopped. Nothing stopped me physically, but I was stopped mentally. I turned and looked at the…