Together we’ve traveled to over 60 countries across five continents. Of all of them, Moldova is the most off the beaten track. Few Americans have heard of it, much less could place it on a map. Moldova first appeared on our radar a few years ago when we shifted focus from Western to Eastern Europe – drawn by Slavic cultures, […]
We emerged from the central train station into downtown Warsaw – skyscrapers overhead, bustling streets in every direction. What a better way to enter a city than via an airport! The five-hour journey by train from Berlin was remarkably pleasant too – I worked comfortably, ate a hot meal in the restaurant car, and watched the Polish countryside fly by. […]
The typical way a tourist experiences Cairo is via guided tours: visit the pyramids and the Grand Egyptian Museum, stroll through the Khan al-Khalili market with a guide at your side. This is how I first traveled there with my family nearly 20 years ago. And it was amazing! So much so, that a few years later, I returned for […]
Singapore has a feline identity crisis; known as both the Lion City and one of the four Asian Tigers. Within the span of a few decades, Singapore went from much of its population living below the poverty line to one of the wealthiest countries by per capita in the world. It was fascinating to finally visit a place I had […]
“Organized chaos” is the phrase that kept floating through my head while exploring the energetic streets of Ho Chi Minh. Well, that and “please don’t die.” This was the mantra whenever crossing a busy intersection, as motor scooters weaved around me like a school of fish. Ho Chi Minh, more commonly known among locals by its pre-independence name “Saigon”, is […]
“Life in Hong Kong transcends cultural and culinary borders, such that nothing is truly foreign and nothing doesn’t belong.” – Peter Jon Lindberg Having explored over fifty countries and numerous cities within them, I can attest that Hong Kong is among the top when it comes to vibrant urban life. It left me wonton for more (groan). The very landscape of the city […]