The previous post has had me searching up and down the alleys of this little village trying to spot this elusive craft. I’ve met a lovely woman who has taken me by the hand and is now leading me to what I think might be it. Discovering the best Vietnamese fish sauce at Nam O …
Its time for me to leave beautiful Jordan. While I have thoroughly enjoyed my time here, it has been such an over-stimulation, I am feeling the need for some down time. Returning to Asia, travel with me Jordan to Thailand via Oman. The day is long, exhausting and ends with missing luggage. Amman Airport This …
I have taken the bus from Granada to Malaga. I am eager to explore this new home of mine, for the short term anyways. Not having done a whole lot of research, here are my first impressions of Malaga Spain. Big City Feel Not realizing just how big the city is, I really feel those …
I’m changing destinations again, this time it’s a super fast jaunt, only 3.5 hours long with a short layover in Vienna. I am glad to be leaving Budva, it has been somewhat disappointing and I have had a terrible time with my Airbnb which I will explain in a future post. For now, it’s a …
I’m finally leaving Asia; it’s been just over six months of exploring this part of the world for the first time since childhood. Facing a really long travel day, I decided to break it up. Today I’m flying Korean Air to Bangkok with a 36 hour layover before I proceed to Europe. Departing Busan I …
Facing another long travel day, I gathered my wits and dove straight in. This one was a doozy, with a nine hour, middle of the night layover. Yuck. Travel day Osaka to Bali on Scoot via SIN was upon me. Lets go. This is a loooong door to door post. Osaka Airport KIX Having to …
I don’t usually write posts like this, but after spending a few weeks exploring this area and these towns, I just can’t get this off my mind. Try as I might I am struggling to find beauty here in the towns. Phuket has an undercurrent of sleaze, and although its arguably at its worst in …
An aspect of international travel I enjoy, is having my impressions either confirmed or completely turned on their heads. This latest destination did one of those things. While not completely out of line, my impressions were so overly romanticized about Turkey. Here are 5 things to know about Antalya that form part of the reasons …
I have been lucky that I chose to stay in the Centro Storico area of city. I have been surrounded by everything historical, which I love just as much as I do modern and contemporary décor. One of my favourite things to walk around and see is the amazing buildings in Salerno. There are some …
One of my favourite things to see in any place I visit, is the architecture. So much history and cultural expression is wrapped up in the facades and buildings. Walking around every day, I have been overwhelmed by the unique architecture in Plovdiv. This city has such a varied past, and it clearly shows in …