I am a fledgling urban explorer. Urban exploration, or urbex in shorthand, is the exploration of man-made structures, usually abandoned ruins or not usually seen components of the man-made environment. ...
When you're on a road trip (through the Baltics, or anywhere, really), one of the challenges in keeping things interesting is finding places to stop in between your destinations. I ...
It's no big secret that I am a fan of markets. And while I've written about some of my favorite Baltic markets in Tallinn and Vilnius, I have yet to ...
And now, the continuation (and conclusion) of the story of the longest travel day of my life... (for Part 1, click here) Scene 5: Didube Marshrutka Depot, 9am, Christmas Day. ...
There's always time for postcard hunting. I like to make travel difficult as possible. While I wouldn’t typically openly admit to this, the behavioral patterns I ...
By our final day in Armenia, David and I were sick and tired. I don’t mean that figuratively. We were both actually sick and developing a tolerance for expired Russian Theraflu, ...
I am a relative noob to the world of Urbex, but where I lack in experience, I make up for in time spent in internet K-holes. I've already built quite ...
Istanbul is one of the great cities of the world, no doubt about it. I was awestruck by the city’s beauty from the moment the plane made its initial approach ...
