November – December 2015 Intro Couldn’t think of a better name for this journey – it was filled with some of the world’s best sights and cities that, quite honestly, any one of them could have been the focus of a stand-alone trip! This is actually one of the reasons why, apart from a few days […]
Journeys
Hispaniola + Southern México
October – November 2014 Intro What began as a simple idea to visit Oaxaca, one of México’s most famous cultural capitals, during Dia de los Muertos, one of Mexico’s most vibrant cultural experiences — morphed (not surprisingly) into a week-long road trip covering 5 states and the Distrito Federal! Oaxaca’s bustling markets, colorful festivals, and lively […]
Ukraine + the Black Sea
February – March 2014 Intro Samer: “Wow, with everything going on in Russia before the Olympics, it’s a good thing I’m gonna be in Ukraine most of the trip!” Right… well, this was definitely an unexpectedly exciting trip. I knew there was some civil unrest in Ukraine but it had been relatively uneventful since it began […]
Moors + Maghreb
November – December 2013 INTRO Morocco, finally! For years, I would hear “wait, you haven’t been to Morocco yet?”, or “you’ve been to Kyrgyzstan but not Morocco?!” It’s not that I didn’t want to go to Morocco — I have been wanting to come here forever! — it’s just that there’s SO much to […]
Himalayan Happiness
May – June 2013 Intro Tibet. Nepal. Bhutan. Another epic trip that I’ve dreamed of for years! Tibet, I’ve wanted to see ever since I was a kid, hooked on Tintin comic books (especially ‘Tintin in Tibet’!). Nepal — thanks to ‘Where in the World is Carmen Sandiego’, I’ve always wanted to go to Kathmandu, […]
States of Central México
December 2012 – January 2013, August 2013 Intro There’s nothing like a quick trip to our beautiful southern neighbor to help get away from the stresses of everyday life. Since it’s so accessible, this “Journey” is actually a combo of two of those trips south — one to the cool, colonial Central Highlands, and the […]
The Roman Empire
July – August 2012 Intro Originally planned as a simple island-hopping trip in the Mediterranean — this journey morphed into something much bigger! With the islands still the anchor, I planned it to coincide with my cousin’s wedding in Jordan at the beginning, and the 2012 London Games at the end! I even tacked on a few other mini-trips […]
Cuba + the Caymans
December 2011 – January 2012 Intro Celebrating New Year’s Eve in any big city is always a lot of fun — for me, it’s always been San Francisco, or maybe Los Angeles… even Las Vegas. But for my first New Year’s Eve outside of the good ol’ U.S. of A. — how about Havana?! This […]
Exploring America
September 2010 – April 2013 Intro 2011 was a bit of a strange year for me, where I mostly traveled within the United States. For a few years prior, I was flying all over California (mostly San Diego) weekly for work, and racking up domestic free flights faster than I could use them. In 2010, […]
St. John’s to Saint John
July 2011 Intro Thanks to a very rare out-of-the-country business trip (the only other one being in 2009 to Europe), I found myself in Montréal for a weekend, 15 years after the first time I had visited in 1996. It was time to re-explore this incredible French-speaking metropolis in North America, complete Journey Map Galleries Montréal […]