Oscar Niemeyer was the reason I chose to visit Algeria in the first place. After spending time among the seminal modernist architect’s works in Brasília the year prior, I was ...
San Bernadino didn’t figure into my original plans for Paraguay. Neither had a road trip, quite honestly. But after I changed my plans from traveling overland from Brasilia to ...
Despite a lack of information online, there is a vast number of hotels to choose from in Asmara, the capital city of Eritrea. Before getting into the details about our ...
For David and me, the allure of travel is the way it allows us to understand places different from where we're from - and the more different a place, the ...
Getting a visa for Eritrea can be a trial... Since its independence in 1993, and particularly since its crackdown on free press in 2001, Eritrea has become a difficult place ...
Not many tourists visit Shkodra. Located in northern Albania, at the southern terminus of the gorgeous Lake Skadar, it’s often referred to as the cultural capitol of the region. ...
Our Montenegro Day Trip: Deserted Destinations and the Best Dogs in the Balkans Montenegro was the first stop on our January southeast Balkan road trip. We had picked up our ...
A note to the reader: I've recently completed a guide to travel on the ground once you arrive in Eritrea - it's the most up to date and comprehensive guide ...
The road to hell is paved with good intentions... or, our Albania Road Trip There’s nothing quite like the open road. David and I have self-driven on many of our ...
Georgia (the country, not the state) is officially having a moment. Major publications around the world (from Vogue to the New York Times) are screaming Georgia's praises as an up ...