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Chicago surprised me, first with Obama being in town at the same time, and then with food, great southside neighborhoods, nice people and amazing architecture. I need to…
It took me five minutes to remember the reasons why it’s great to be a tourist here but not a resident — humidity, bugs, downpours. I cooked nothing…
My time in London was brief and diverse. The first day ended well thanks to luck and perseverance. Nando’s, catchup and Horsham with CT, but no eye appointment…
Not the trip I imagined with most clubs closed for winter and the weather too temperamental to plan sightseeing or surfing, and yet that turned out to be…
Once upon a time, Vienna was my favorite city and second to Athens. I only visited two days and remember little. This time it didn’t start well, I…
First time I was in Germany wasn’t the best experience. This time has been fab! I met up with Beaaron (Cali), Paul (UK) and Luc (BE), all by…
Last time I was here was 1998. It was winter, I was a backpacker, I was alone, and it was 34ยฐF. This time I was here on business,…
I arrived with no expectations and found Famara, friends and fun. Surfing shattered me the first two days, and crashing waves pummeled me to awesomely fall down on…
Arriving via Aqaba, two of us are detained based solely on nationality and profession. I’m one of them; the other is an Australian police officer. Neither of us…
Cairo can best be described as a slap in the face. You hear the word ‘Welcome’ a lot — too much, actually — just before aggression bears down…
My time in Istanbul is too brief. A visit to the Grand Bazaar, a delicious bite of Turkish delight at Ali Muhiddin, and a tortuous look at everything…
Most people come here on a booze cruise or to shop. I’m here for Junkanoo, Johnny cakes and conch fritters. Airport guards pull me aside at baggage claim…
It was 25ยฐF, snowing and turkeys when I left NYC, and here in CZM it’s 25ยฐC, sunny and tacos. The shades of turquoise rival those of Greece, but…
A weekend in Upstate New York to reconnect with a friend I met in California turns into a road trip to Canada, visiting Toronto and Niagara Falls. It…
A last-minute decision to see Saudi Arabia rewarded my travel style of not planning everything. There’s nothing wrong with following a map, but how can you be surprised…
With only enough time to sample the city and Souq Waqif, I’m glad to be in Doha at night to see its sophisticated skyline illuminated with colors that…
Out of pure curiosity I stop in Dubai, a city that few people know and even fewer visit. I first learned of the United Arab Emirates when an…
Six weeks is not enough time to see this huge, complex and wonderfully colorful country, but I did my best. Where did I go? Agra, Alleppey, Bikaner, Delhi,…
Home to EU headquarters, and also where I have a job interview with NBC, Brussels is the first city on my European trek because the one-way ticket from…
The Netherlands is the last new country I’ll visit on this trip (sad!), and I arrive in Amsterdam sunburned from skiing despite wearing sunscreen. What I saw of…
Prague is a city that was never meant to be big. With impossible alleys, frequent dead ends and poor lighting, it’s unprepared for daily tours, self-guided walks and…
The metro stations look like caves, there are giant ice cubes in the sea, and you can ice skate without skates. It’s -30ยฐC! Smoked salmon is the best…
A work of art in itself, Hundertwasser’s Kunst Haus Wien is an architectural wonder with a vision, a philosophy and a soul. ‘Twas so nice, I went twice…
Fitting to wake up to the sound of opera music in a country of snow-covered alps, red sunrises, and lush-green forests with reindeer. The epitome of tranquility and…
What’s green, mountainous and can be seen by walking border to border in less than a day? Luxembourg. It was brutal scaling the hill to the hostel (road…