Hit the Road, Jack
“One day I will find the right words, and they will be simple.” — Jack Kerouac, The Dharma Bums If Jack Kerouac were still alive today, March 12th would have […]
Category Archives: TRAVEL
Eating Larabars in London: A Memory
Some people, when they travel, stay in hostels in order to save money. Some people couch surf or sleep in rest stations. Not me. No, when I travel, I like […]
Yet Another Example of Why Airlines Are Not to be Trusted
If you’ve been on an airplane recently, you know that it’s a pretty terrible experience. There’s just no getting around it. It’s going to suck. Actually though, there’s no need […]
The Downside of Being an Expat is When All Your Friends Go Home
[Editor’s note: This article was previously published at 2Famous.TV, a hip blog featuring the kinds of videos and stories about life in the Middle East that you don’t see in […]
On Trying to Find a Sleeping Bag in Shanghai
After flying in coach for 20 hours from Fort Lauderdale to Shanghai, largely without sleeping, common sense told me that I’d be exhausted. But I wasn’t. I was wired and, […]
Food Faux Pas in South Korea: Part 2
This is the second and final part of an earlier article detailing a previous cultural embarrassment committed by my friend Sean and yours truly. Before reading this article, you should […]
Carne Asada Fries: Fusion Cuisine at its Finest
Not so long ago, the term “fusion cuisine” didn’t connote many positive thoughts. If you were to play the word association game with “fusion cuisine,” you likely heard words like […]
The Noblest of Experiments
Almost always, it pays to talk to the locals when you’re traveling, whether you’re abroad or right here in the States. Sure, you can stick to the tour bus, but […]
Heads Up: Don’t Ask for a Cup of Water on Spirit Airlines. Denied!
Hey guess what? You’re thirsty? Well don’t expect Spirit Airlines to offer you any complementary tap water. If you ask for it, you’ll be told that they “don’t give out […]
The First Food Pilgrimage
It seems strange now to think that on my first true food pilgrimage I really wasn’t even aware that I was in the midst of one. At the time, the […]
Little Utopia 