Travel
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Eating in Rio!
Besides taking in the touristic sights of Rio, enjoying Carnaval, and hanging out with great friends, we also did a whole lot of eating. In fact, Kenz and I probably consumed more beef…
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Rio Carnaval 2011!
It’s party time! Attending Carnaval or Mardi Gras has been on our “list of things to before we die,” so when our friend invited us to Carnaval in Rio, it was really an…
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The Girl from Ipanema…
We’re back from an amazing trip to Brazil! Alas, back to the grind…. no more lazy afternoons sipping caipirinhas or Bohemia beer on the beach, frolicking around town in Havaianas, and living life…
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A Day Out in Cambridge
Last weekend Kenz and I, along with a friend, took a day trip to explore Cambridge. I hate to admit after living in the U.K. for over two years now, none of us…
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Weekend in Rotterdam & Amsterdam
It’s been awhile since I’ve stepped foot on Dutch soil, the last time being a 7 hour layover on our way to Cairo in 2005, and before that on a post-uni backpacking trip…
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In the Holy Land: Jerusalem
Exhausted, hungry, slightly ill, and getting grumpier by the minute, our patience for the delay was wearing thin. The long hours of waiting were made bearable only by our dry sarcasm about the…
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Adventures in Petra, Jordan!
Before Indiana Jones arrived to Petra in search of the Holy Grail, the “Rose City” was first established by the Nabataeans in the 6th century BC. At its peak, the nomadic Nabataean Arabs…
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Baalbek: Roman Ruins, Wine, and Prosciutto in Hezbollah Territory
A lot can drastically change in the world during the course of a few of weeks. When we travelled to Hezbollah dominated Baalbek from Beirut less than a month ago to see…
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Enjoying Medieval Aleppo
We bid farewell to our friends who were heading south to Petra and Wadi Rum, while our next destination was Aleppo, once a thriving commercial hub located on an important crossroad along…
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A Birthday in Ancient Roman Palmyra
Sand blown two lane roads, stretching straight and endlessly into the horizon, sharing scenery only with a flat desert landscape straddling us on both sides, the drive from Damascus to the Roman ruins…
