Unplugged Travel
Smoke billowed throughout the tent and left the area a-glow in orange. The flames lapped up from beneath the metal spherical disk. She pounded the…
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Traveling With Strangers
When I tell people that I’m going to do the Mongol Rally this summer and I explain the whole premise of driving an ill-suited car…
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Minimalistic Beverages
As soon as I entered the house, I could smell it. The familiar scent of cardamom – my favorite spice in the whole world. Etedal…
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Holy Heat Worship
Jordanians, no matter what God they believe in, all huddle around it worshiping the black metal God. There’s one in every house I’ve been to…and…
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Sleepless in Jordan
What are the odds…I am in a remote eco lodge in the middle of the desert in Jordan; surrounded by goats and Bedouins, and I…
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Late Night Cravings
When you get those late night hunger pains, attacking your insides as if they miners in an empty cavern; when you can hear the echoing grumbles of your insides – what do you do? In Amman you go to Salah El-Din sandwich shop. It’s so ‘local’ you can’t even find it on a Google search!
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First Impressions are Lasting
You never forget your first impressions – right? That’s why they are so important. My first impressions of Jordan.
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Italy Food Etiquette Tips
If you know these food etiquette rules you’ll start to fit in as if you were an Italian; ok that may be a bit much, but at least you won’t stick out as a tourist as much. Throw around a Ciao and Gazzie mille and you will be even more convincing.
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Blizzard Blockage
I was supposed to be in Milan right now, but thanks to what the reporters call ‘Snowpocalypse’, the blizzard has left me standing still. Blocked…
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Fragile – Handle With Care
Sometimes I feel so fragile. Ready to break at any moment and last night was one of those nights. A night where I was confronted…
