I apologize in advance for this not being a humorous post. As I wrote a while ago, I moved away from my home country to pursue a fantastic career opportunity. I haven’t written about life as an expat because I’m not entirely certain if my readers would find it interesting & because mostly, everyday life... Continue Reading →
Bali. The island often referred to as paradise & the island almost everyone who watched Eat Pray Love wants to visit. The island is located in Indonesia, east of Java. The largest city & capital is Denpasar. The population at the last census was roughly 4.5 million & last year a reported 5.5 million tourists... Continue Reading →
Hi there! My week’s schedule has been messed up completely & I had hoped to write about something current, but that will have to wait. In the meantime, I’ll tell you about a day I had a few months ago. Windhoek, the capital & largest city of Namibia, has a number of interesting aspects.... Continue Reading →
I moved to Qatar. I do understand that for most people it is a very random place to move to & honestly, sometimes I think the same. The two most common reactions from people are "Where is 'Guitar'?" and "Oh, I have a friend who also lives in Dubai, he/she can show you around." Let me... Continue Reading →
While traveling by air is fast & convenient (as well as a huge novelty for me), sometimes problems occur that make your flight/flights extremely stressful, expensive or inconvenient. From delayed flights to missed connections, I’ve experienced these scenarios a few times. This was one of those times. I had spent a few days in... Continue Reading →
Since I started this blog, I've had quite a few readers ask me questions like "The first time you left your country, where did you go?" or "What was your first international trip like?" The truth is that I don't remember. The best people to ask are my parents, Raymond & Kathy. Here is their... Continue Reading →
Snow in Africa? Yes, you read that correctly. Although many people don’t think about it much, it does snow in Africa. For many people, snow is something they will see over a number of days almost every year. For a large majority of Africans, this is definitely not the case. Although South Africa &... Continue Reading →
When traveling, doing things spontaneously is part of the journey & these things tend to be some of the most memorable. Sometimes you decide to do these things, other times these things are decided for you. This was one of the times when things were completely out of my control. I was connecting through... Continue Reading →
Today is my birthday. I decided not to write about a humorous travel incident, but rather keep to a birthday theme because I really like birthdays & even more when I get to travel on my birthday. I will always be an advocate for unexpected gems found while traveling. Mainstream or popular attractions are... Continue Reading →
