Travel in Troubled Times

As I start to type this, I can’t shake Anthony Jeselnik’s epic “Thoughts and Prayers” rant out of my head. … More

Turkey 40: Wrap Up from Istanbul

What a difference 40 days makes. When D and I first got here, Taksim square was a source of protests, … More

With this being Daina’s last day of the trip, and with souvenirs that need buying, we decided to keep things … More

Up early today, five am, in order to catch a flight to Istanbul. After finally seeking out a shuttle and … More

After two big days (and a big opening evening, if you think about it), we went a little smaller today, … More

We’re definitely not running out of things to do, but we seem to be running out of days to do … More

First thing first, though not the first thing that happened today, I GOT MY LUGGAGE! Walked into the hotel lobby, … More

This city is going to be epic. After checking in to the hotel and washing off the scent of airplane … More

We almost made it without incident! Our past two summer trips have had some hiccups, one major (the mechanical problems … More