If you have been reading my blog for some time, you will know that I don’t currently have a visa that allows me to stay in Schengen beyond the usual 90 days every 180 days scheme. My first stint away was to Kazakhstan. My second stint away from Schengen was supposed to be to Sofia, […]
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People that visit the Faroes tend to have a favorite island. Perhaps that island is Kalsoy because of the Kallur Lighthouse and dramatic precipices that abound the place. Or maybe their favorite is Mykines, where quizzical puffins roam around soaking up the salty, albeit unspoiled Faroese air. While all visitors claim a Faroese island […]
We all have our happy places on this planet. Some of us just have a mere one or two, and others, like myself, have many and continuously keep adding to that list. When I was in Thailand, I added another to my list: Bamboo Island. My friend, Lindsay, and I had suffered through the inefficiencies […]
My trip to Kazbegi, Georgia had everything working against it from the start. Currently known as Stepantsminda but more often referred to as Kazbegi, this small town inhabiting around 2,000 residents is located in the northeast of Georgia in a region called Mtskheta-Mtianeti. Travelers come from all over to witness the raw beauty of the […]
“They are building a road to the mountains here,” the cordial local from Balykchy said optimistically to the three of us. We were standing in front of a statue of two snow leopards and Sayakbay Karalayev. I gazed away fixated on the street art on the side of the building across the street as the […]
Nearly everyone who has had the pleasure of visiting Cholpon-Ata, Kyrgyzstan has made that quick stop on the side of the highway to admire the ancient petroglyphs. But really, how many people out there have even made a stop in Kyrgyzstan, let alone Cholpon-Ata? I have to admit that I didn’t even know about the petroglyphs […]