There’s something incredibly euphoric about starting a new trip. Truth be told, I’m actually terrified of flying — probably for the same reason that I hate driving… There’s a lack of control associated with being piloted around in the sky that’s similar to having to trust that everyone else driving a vehicle on the road […]
Around July of this year, I saw the most amazing flight deal — NYC to SIN , return, for $370 USD. Yeah, you read that right. Three Hundred and Seventy US Dollars. Round Trip. New York City to Singapore. Oh, btw, with a stopover in Tokyo. On All Nippon Airways/United Codeshares. The flight was an […]
Alright, I know I had promised I’d post the next installment “tomorrow” — but an abundance of activities and some jet-lag seems to have gotten the better of me. However, I’m writing this next bit from within an awesome luxury bus from Singapore to Malacca, Malaysia, so I suppose it’s all working out well… Once […]
I know, I know, I celebrated Chanukkah? I went to synagogue? Life can be weird sometimes! If you recall from my last post, my mother’s neighbor’s son, David, happened to also be in Yangon, and he’s Jewish and wanted to celebrate Chanukkah. He and his friends had stopped by the synagogue and asked if there […]
Day two in Yangon was actually a weird bonus day, because when I arrived, I had asked my hostel to help me book an overnight bus to Bagan, and the next available bus was one night later than I had in my “plans.” However, the beauty of traveling by yourself and with no *real* plans […]
When you’re a suburban kid living in a big city, one of the first things you learn is how to get to a place that doesn’t feel “like the city.” When I arrived, Kristen handed me the link to Azadeh’s blog, which is all about living in Kinshasa and what to do and see…so of […]
Yep. You read that right! Kinshasa’s biggest party of the year is Oktoberfest. Held on Halloween (or thereabouts, depending on how the weekends fall), Germany comes to the DRC in the form of beer and music. Oh, and pagne lederhosen, if you’re so inclined. When I told Kristen what days I was thinking of coming, […]
