CUBA UNFILTERED: A WALK THROUGH CENTRO HAVANA
It does not sell you the postcard-perfect side of Havana that proliferates in travel websites and Instagram pages - rather, it gives you a t
HAVANA, CUBA: LESSONS IN PASSION, BOLDNESS & OPENNESS
The first question that popped into my head as I landed in Jose Marti International airport was "what am I doing here?" It suddenly...
FLIRTING IN CUBA
I'm not pretending to be an expert in the topic - but I've come to the personal realization, based on my travels in the region, that...
UNA CARTA DE AMOR PARA CUBA (A LOVE LETTER FOR CUBA)
There are places that leave an indelible mark on your heart and soul. Often, it starts as stirrings: an ache in your heart, a sense of...
FLYING OVER THE MALDIVES VIA TRANSMALDIVIAN AIRWAYS
To get to our small island resort in the North Ari Atoll, we had to take a 25-minute TransMaldivian seaplane ride. The only thing that we...
BAREFOOT LUXURY IN THE MALDIVES: MY 50TH COUNTRY!
I hit a personal travel milestone of 50 countries when I traveled to the Maldives with my friend, Jenny, in May 2016. I didn’t actually...
LOSING FRIENDS IN MY THIRTIES
A peculiar thing happened when I hit the 30-year mark that I was not even vaguely aware of nor even prepared for when I was coasting...
COTTON CASTLES & THE FOUNTAIN OF YOUTH: PAMUKKALE, TURKEY
Truth be told, I knew more about Pamukkale than Cappadocia prior to my travel to Turkey - despite the latter capturing my heart and fancy...
HOT AIR BALLOONING IN MAGICAL CAPPADOCIA
Maybe it was the biting cold, or the after-effects of a raki-infused night, or the realization that after the day’s events I would say...
THE TURKEY TRIANGLE: A DIY TRAVEL GUIDE
I have to admit that I never intended to travel to Turkey in November 2015; it wasn’t in my travel radar at that time. At the start of...
