I don’t know where I got the bargaining gene from. Certainly not from my middle-class suburban Virginia upbringing. Maybe it stems from being ultra-competitive in almost anything I do and just hating to lose. Either way, it’s served me well in my travels abroad and specifically the...
“When they find a frozen caveman in their backyard, two high school outcasts thaw him out and introduce him to modern day life while he in turn, gets them to actually enjoy life.” You know you know what movie that is. Of course, it’s the 1992 Pauly...
Prague has always been on my bucket list of great cities to visit. Not that I actually knew anything about Prague, mind you, but in my head were visions of Old World castles peeking out from the fog along the Vltava River. Right or wrong, I had...
It was bound to happen. With 21 flights in the space of a few weeks, the inevitable… “They”… lost my luggage. You know the feeling. You’re waiting at the luggage carousel, seeing everyone gleefully leaving with their luggage, piled high. “I’m SURE it’s coming”, you say to...
Dear Istanbul, I know we’ve only known each other for a few days, but in that short amount of time, I’ve really grown to love you. I love how I never know what to expect from you. Are you Asian or European? (Or both because you’re the...
Described as “a red-rose city, half as old as time”, it seems like it’s been forever that I’ve wanted to visit Petra. I mean, an entire city, carved out of sandstone cliffs accessible only after walking through a 2km canyon? Built in the 6th century BC and...
My collective knowledge of B&Bs (see how fast I’ve picked up the lingo?) has admittedly been gained solely from television shows and the odd tourist brochure. In my mind, people who stay at B&Bs should expect lots of doilies, hearts, crocheted items of all types, wooden ducks...
I might have an IQ of 142, but my name is James and I am spatially challenged. There, I said it. Every intelligence test I’ve ever taken where I needed to predict how a piece of paper would look after it’s been folded, I’ve basically guessed at....