I had a lot of reasons for leaving my career and home to travel around the world in August of 2009, and one of them was a vision of starting a new life abroad. For the first eight months of my voyage, I was convinced [...Read More!]
Portugal
The 10 Most Yummy Foods of World Travel 2010
Currently the #1 article on this whole site, with over 5,000 views, is a little piece entitled: “The 7 Most Delicious Foods of Around the World 2009.”
Yum!
Now another year of voracious eating has passed, bringing my munching mouth through Ghana, Spain, Portugal, New York, Philadelphia, [...Read More!]
On Mafia Wars Addiction, or: How Blogging Saved Me
Confession: I used to be a Mafia Wars addict. Like… a REALLY bad Mafia Wars addict.
For those who are blissfully unaware, Mafia Wars is a game through the Zynga platform on Facebook which involves clicking buttons over and over (and over) again to “Do Jobs” [...Read More!]
When is it Worth it to Splurge on a Package Day Tour During Travel?
First, today is my eight-month anniversary of flying out of Boston to travel the world!
Second, I am essentially living a lie. On April sixth, 2010, I arrived in Spain and have been here ever since… yet everyone thinks I am still in Portugal because I’ve [...Read More!]
Thanks, Portugal! Europe is Cheaper Than We Feared!
My brother and I are shocked: It appears that beautiful Portugal can be rocked out for less than $50 U.S. Dollars a day, everything included!
When entering Europe after seven and a half months in Southeast Asia and West Africa, I had visions of a European [...Read More!]
The Disastrous Pastry Episode of Lisbon, Portugal
My brother hurled the paper bag to the floor with a thud.
“What the heck is that?” I asked, fearful.
My brother put his head in his hands and wailed: “I had such high hopes!”
I reached into the bag and pulled out: a bright orange, seven-inch [...Read More!]
