May 2008 Intro Another quick escape from work brings me to two more close neighbors for a perfect combination of three vacation elements — fun, sun, and… archaeological ruins! This is Central America’s forte — one is never too far from the other two here. The prime destination this time is Honduras — packed with […]
Journeys
Boston + New England
May 2008 Intro Of all the cities on the US East Coast, Boston just might be my favorite — only Charleston and New York have the potential to rival it. The brownstones of Back Bay, and the great shops and restaurants of Newbury Street; the incredible history behind its magnificent buildings and world-class universities; its […]
African Safari
November 2007 Intro Aside from Egypt, this was to be my first time in Africa, and I wanted it to be epic. Before I even stepped foot on the continent, somehow I knew I would fall in love with it. The classic “epic” journey in Africa is the well-trodden ‘Cape Town to Cairo’ overland route, […]
Midwest + Pacific Northwest
August – September 2007 Intro This was my first major U.S. road trip, and little did I know it would be my first of many to come. Given my obsession to travel out of the country as much as I could, I realized I haven’t actually seen much of my own. So, using Chicago as […]
Belize + Eastern Guatemala
April 2007 Intro Hmm… where can I go for a quick, relatively inexpensive, extended weekend trip to a new country that isn’t too far away from home… Belize it is then. In what might be my most spontaneous trip yet, I booked a ticket to Belize, with a dip into Guatemala with less than a […]
Centroamerica + the Gulf Coast
November – December 2006 Intro Yes, the first part of this trip was a cruise! (Gasp!) But wait, luckily it falls under my “cruise exception #1” – (read the intro here) – anyway, what better way could there be to see the legendary Panama Canal than to cruise right through it? (Rhetorical question, there is […]
Capitals of Europe
November – December 2005 Intro After realizing I had only done a cruise this year, I was getting antsy and needed a real vacation, like one with hotels… and cities and restaurants and nightlife. So, I decided on a “city break”, spending a week in five of Europe’s greatest capitals – in winter. Have you ever […]
Miami + the Caribbean
May 2005 Intro Now, I typically do not like cruises for various reasons, the most important reason being that you never have more than a few hours in each destination, rarely enough time to get to truly enjoy the food and culture, and obviously no time to experience a place at night – be it […]
Russia, Scandinavia + Greenland
July – August 2004 Intro In 2004, I decided I was going to check something crazy off my bucket list (and no, I’m not talking about going to Russia) – I committed to training for and running a marathon! And I’m not even a runner! So from July to December 2004, I embarked on a […]
Asia + the Final Continent
April – May 2003 Intro So this trip is not what it was originally supposed to be. I bought a “Circle Pacific” fare, which allows you a certain maximum number of miles to cover during a certain time period, for a fixed price. So, I was supposed to go to all the countries of the […]