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Hungary, Middle East, Nepal, Travel Words

Trip Plans: Spring in Nepal & Dubai

Exciting news for upcoming travel plans! Unexpectedly, I’m heading back to Hungary for a few days mid-February. There’s a big festival in the south that’s more or less a local little Mardi Gras celebration, though locally known as Busójárás and celebrating the local town Mohács’ Ottoman-era success in retaking their […]

Trip Plans Central Europe
Austria, Hungary, Travel Words

Trip Plans: Central Europe

More news, more Europe. After a brief respite in Kyrgyzstan we’re back on the road to Europe – this time for some photography in Hungary and Austria with a quick family side trip to Slovakia. Austria is a personal long-time favorite – check out the Austria archives to get a […]

Foods in Dubai Travelers Guide
Travel Tips, United Arab Emirates

Food in Dubai: A Traveler’s Guide

Food in Dubai: A Traveler’s Guide Dubai is not traditionally a backpacker favorite. Despite perceptions of being overpriced and obscenely flashy, though, I’ve come to find myself looking forward to infrequent passes through the Emirates for exactly one reason: the FOOD in Dubai. The wealth of cuisines available in the Emirates, […]

Man sitting beside a campfire with tent and mountains in background
Tajikistan

Kulikalon Camping: There and Back Again

Kulikalon Camping: There and Back Again You can, it turns out, go back again; even just for Kulikalon Camping. Camping in the Kulikalon Valley in the Fann Mountains of Tajikistan stands out as one of my favorite memories of traveling in Central Asia from my first long journey through the […]

San Luis Potosi: Exploring Mexico
Mexico, Travel Words

Exploring Mexico: San Luis Potosi

Exploring Mexico: San Luis Potosi As a relatively well-traveled American, there’s a major lack of depth on my travel CV that I still find is almost impossible to reconcile: Mexico. I’ve visited once, my first summer back from living in Asia, teaming up with a good friend from college to […]