Another lost gem in Europe…..Free Wi-Fi connections in the park? We came from Moldova in a car from Transnistria which was very tricky, but we were able to get through the border checkpoint with no hassle. I was with my friend Steve and Lucian and we arranged to stay with a guy named Igor who…

Probably the cheapest of the Scandinavian Countries….and it is still expensive…. Stepping off the boat from the Silja Line after a hard night of drinking and messing up my knee running into a plexi glass on the ship, we got to Finland. I was impressed of how clean everything was here. The city center is…

A lost country on the rise…. Any of us who grew up in the 1990’s, knew what happened in Kosovo. They had a long standing rivalry with the Serbians and when Yugoslavia broke apart, when push came to shove, Kosovo go their independence. Serbia wanted this land because this is where a battle called The…

The untouched beauty of the world… The first time I ever heard of the Seychelles Islands is when my grandma used to tell me stories about how it was the greatest place in the world because of its isolation. In Fall of 2013, I decided to test what she said as our school in Egypt…

Food, Food, Food, DMZ, Food, Food, Food, Shrines, Food, Food, Food Did I mention that I love Korean food? Well I love any Asian food in general, but Korea strikes me as some of the best food because it is spicy and they use a lot of meat in their dishes…. Seoul is one of…

The country where my ancestors come from…I finally get here!!! Portugal has long been talked about in my family. It is where my great grandparents immigrated to the United States from. I had long been raised on eating Portuguese style food and it is still some of my favorites that I still cook. I had…

What is so great about this place? I guess Madonna was right-This is a Material World…. I probably would of never gone here if I did not have my friend Jessica and my friends Nathan and Suzy and Tyson and Allison living there as teachers. I really do not have anything against this place, but…

One of the more developed Central American countries-and cheap… PANAMA. When that name is said, two things usually come to mind. The Panama Canal, and raiding and busting Manuel Noriega in the late 90’s. Well I am here to say to you that a lot has changed since then, including the country being on the…

A sad history that is looking up… Northern Ireland was absolutely astonishing. The capital Belfast is by far my favorite city in the UK next to Edinburgh. There is plenty of stuff to do around there and the restaurants are amazing. I went to the newly opened Titanic Museum (as Belfast is where it was…

Small unknown country of Ex Yugoslavia…. I have had the opportunity to go to this quaint little country twice and I must say that I was very impressed. First of all don’t mind that this country didn’t exactly exist until after 2006 as it was joined with Serbia to form Serbia-Montenegro (which were the last…

Hands down best country in the Middle East… I took a trip here with a friend Mike, over Easter Weekend of 2013. Hell, it was only an hour long flight from Egypt and I have heard so many good things about it. Seems like all people have heard about Lebanon is from the news in…

Would spend all summer there….but damn expensive!!! My time in Denmark was a memorable one. It was plagued with a lot of Carlsberg Beer and expensive food. I stayed in a guesthouse type accommodation on the outskirts of Copenhagen. It looked more like a military barracks to me as it had an old tank near…

Need to see way more of this country!!!! Soon Enough…. Living in Venezuela for 3 years warranted at least one visit to Colombia. Well one visit is all I got. You know the old saying that if you live close to somewhere; you always put off going there. This is exactly what I did with…

 Belarus-The gem of the former Soviet Union-WHERE NOONE GOES!!! I am happy that I got the opportunity to visit Belarus on my trip coming back from Russia in 2006. If you talk to people that travel, they will tell you that they probably have not been to Belarus. A few things that I liked about…

Land of Chocolate and Beer!!! So why didn’t I get much of either? During my first major trip abroad with my grandma in the summer of 03, our first stop after England was Belgium. This place is literally the Beer and Chocolate Capital of the world. However because I was with her, I really did…

Hands down best country in South America!!!! For Otavalo to the Equator in 2023, please click here For more pictures on Ecuador, please go to the Galapagos Post This is my favorite country in South American that I have ever traveled too.  You can pretty much do everything here-Islands, Mountains, City, and Jungle.  The food…

Small territory, Big History… At just .17 square miles, Vatican City is amongst the smaller states in the world.  But it was not always like this.  My students always ask me “Why is Vatican City so small, but they control so much?”  Of course I go into my long history starting just after the fall…

Peru-The Land of 1000’s of things to do…. For more information please see the section:  Machu Picchu Trek which is the trek to Machu Picchu, Cuzco, and surrounding areas I must admit that most of my time I spent in Peru was doing the Machu Picchu, spending time in Cuzco and also the surrounding areas. …

Why would you run with a bunch of crazy bulls and even crazier people? (most pics are in no particular order) To answer your question, I have always wanted to do this my whole life.  I know it sounds crazy, but it has ranked up on the top of my list of things to do,…

Everyone my age, has heard at one time or another a lot about Kuwait as they have always been an ally of the United States and they were being invaded by Iraq in the early 90’s. This country is dry, which means there is no alcohol allowed at all (there is people that make their…