Why I Never Plan Ahead of Time
Reading Time: 4 minutes Planning ahead of time is a sure-fire way to ensure that things go wrong. Rarely does one formulate a plan and then proceed to flawlessly…
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7 Convincing Reasons to Travel Solo
Reading Time: 4 minutes To many people, the idea of traveling alone can be horrifying. Granted, plenty of things can go wrong while traveling solo (getting kidnapped, winding up…
Kosher Food Explained
Reading Time: 2 minutes Apparently, airlines (at least Austrian Airlines) are thoughtful enough (or afraid enough of Jewish wrath) to allow their passengers the option of a Kosher meal. En…
The Treasury (al-Khazna) At Petra
Reading Time: 3 minutes PETRA, JORDAN – Jordan is practically synonymous with Petra, and Petra is practically synonymous with the Treasury; so, enter the transitive property, Jordan is practically…
Floating In The Dead Sea Is Blowing My Mind
Reading Time: 3 minutes I almost feel wrong saying it (as I don’t want to give the impression that I am in any way discounting anything I did and/or…
Rocket Fuel: Fire Island’s Drink of Choice
Reading Time: 2 minutes Rocket Fuel-craved visitors come to Fire Island to do two things: to escape the horrors of Long Island and to get drunk off their asses…
Rick Steves: The Value of Travel
Reading Time: 1 minute Legendary world-traveler Mr. Rick Steves offers up some of his personal insights into different peoples of the world, and how through travel we can come…
PCT Permits: Permission to Walk Outdoors
Reading Time: 3 minutes If you plan on hiking more than 500 continuous miles of the Pacific Crest Trail, you are required to obtain a PCT permit from the…
Currency: Jordanian Dinar
Reading Time: 1 minute The dinar. Pronounced a bit like the English word “dinner” would be said by a very enthusiastic Scotsman (I suspect), it is how you call…
The Krembo
Reading Time: 2 minutes Something about Israel gives me a seemingly insatiable appetite for candy, and luckily the country’s bountiful offering has so far fulfilled my needs. Arguably the…
Taxi to Petra: A Love Story
Reading Time: 8 minutes It isn’t every day that one finds (or makes) love in a taxi, but fortunately for myself and one lucky cabbie, that day was about…
Ultralight Backpacking Explained
Reading Time: 3 minutes Given that I am relatively new to the long distance hiking scene I feel that now would be a perfect time to express some of…