4 Signs You Need to Travel ASAP
You wake up and instead of just getting on with your life, you start daydreaming about distant lands. Your job (or college) suddenly feels utterly boring and you can’t wait to get back home and learn more about an interesting culture.
Top 7 Foods to Try in Israel
When you mention “Israeli food” to most Israelis, you’ll probably receive a long explanation that there is NO such thing as Israeli food. Due to the large number of immigrants, Israel is a cultural melting pot similar to the USA.
Brazil’s 9 Best Cities
When you think of Brazil, a few specific things likely come to mind. If you’re like most, you probably think of the Amazon rainforest, Carnaval in Rio de Janeiro, and perhaps the oddly geometric capital city of Brasilia.
Inflight Slippers and Homelessness: What It’s Like to Come Home After a Long Time Abroad
During the 24 hour flight back to Thailand from my holiday visit home in the States, I had a jarring identity crisis. It’s possible this was caused by some combination of claustrophobia, jet lag, or the dangerous combination of drinking coffee and wine simultaneously.
7 Ways a Menu Can Tell You if the Restaurant Is a Tourist Trap
In a previous post, I offered seven tips on how to eat where the locals eat. While that post is an excellent guide to point you in the right direction to a local trattoria that hasn’t been spoiled by an onslaught of tourists, it did not provide the final determining factor on how you can decide if the restaurant is a tourist trap.
5 Mouthwatering Foods You Must Try in Austria
Not only do I seize the chance to have a yummy lunch or snack every time I’m visiting Austria’s beautiful sceneries, stunning plazas and fairytale castles, but while I’m home, I’ve always tried to cook certain Austrian specialties that left me speechless.
How to Eat Your Way Around an Argentinian Asado
Argentineans are serious about their asados (barbecue). Want to know how serious?
How to Reinvent Yourself When You Travel
I love traveling and I know you do too. I like exploring new countries and cultures, tasting exotic food and making friends everywhere. But another interesting aspect of traveling is about finding out who you are, or even more importantly, who you can be.
5 Ways to Turn Cabbies Into Tour Guides
A cab ride can be an awkward affair, if you let it. The awkwardness compounds when you come from a background of small town living and a father who would rather walk the entirety of Rome than pay for a taxi back to the bus stop.
10 Sausages You Have to Eat in Germany
In my younger, less adventurous eating days, I was waiting for my typical order of General Tso’s Chicken at my favorite Chinese carryout joint. “Why do you only try the same thing over and over again?”, the restaurant owner started to lecture me.