Turkish Delight

After two weeks of trekking around Turkey on my own, I found myself back where my adventure began in Istanbul, the cultural center of the country.  It was the end of September and…

Picking the Best Seat on an Airplane

You are scrolling over the itinerary one more time; the dates are correct, the cities are correct, no 18+ hour layovers.  The adrenaline is pumping as the large red button on the screen…

10 Cities in 5 Days

You want to go to Europe and see every monument and iconic place that you’ve ever seen online or heard of.  I hate to be the one to break it to you, but…

Accessories for Sleeping on a Plane

Not all of us can afford the lay-flat beds that come in the more expensive cabins on international flights.  Odds are that you are sitting in the cramped economy cabin where getting a…

Arriving in Moscow

A few years ago, a friend and I wanted to take a vacation to a “different” type of place.  We had both studied abroad in Italy and had separately traveled to several countries…

Funding Your Travel Adventure

It’s always fun to talk about all of the wonderful places in the world that you want to travel to with your friends and coworkers.  You think, “I’d love to go to Spain…