Am I Stupid because I’m NOT Scared to Travel?
The longer I blog and the further I travel, the more I get involved in the digital communities that support weirdos travelers like me. It’s a great way to share tips and have travel discussions with like-minded…
How To Spend 48 Hours in Kiev
I arrived in Kiev on a cold, rainy day at the end of February. Over the next three months, I watched as last flurries of snow tease at the end of winter, the lilacs burst out to…
My Favorite Craft Cocktail Bars in Kiev
I have a new updated list of the best bars in Kiev, including the best cocktail bars. Where I am greatly influences what I choose to drink. In the center of hipster Brooklyn it was craft beer…
What to Do when You Visit Lviv, Ukraine’s Secret Gem
Step one. Get to Lviv. I mean that’s it, really. From then on you’re set. The good times will just kind of happen to you. But I understand, you didn’t come here for something so simple. You…
10 Reasons Why Now is the Time to Visit Ukraine
You know that feeling, that sort of nervous fluttery anticipation you get when you book a one-way plane ticket to a country you’ve never been to, never really thought about too much actually, and commit to spending…
My Top Ten Experiences in Cuba
Traveling in Cuba wasn’t all introspection about tourism and musing on economics – no, we definitely had a lot of fun on our people-to-people tour as well. We crammed a lot in our eight brief days on the island,…
Money, Power, and Capitalism in Cuba
Our tour bus bounced through the streets of a small Cuban city, and our national guide craned his neck to look out the window. “I can tell you,” he said, “just by looking at the houses, who…
What You Need to Know about Cuba People-to-People Tours
It was day four or five of our people-to-people tour, and we were grilling our Cuban national guide with some of the harder-hitting questions, seeing how much we could get out of him. I had just asked…
6 Ways to Deal with Tour Groups as a Solo Traveler
When I’m planning my next trip, I always imagine myself peacefully wandering down medieval streets, getting personal glimpses into the lives of locals, marveling at the intricate details of a palace or cathedral, setting up my camera…
11 Favorite Moments in Southeast Asia
It started snowing here again in Kiev, despite the fact that it’s April and yesterday I was sure we had finally broken upon spring. Nope, today it’s back to hot mulled wine and cold feet. It made…
