A letter to my parents describing why and how to stay in touch abroad, including information on specific communication tools & apps for staying connected.
Travel Tips
Trying to answer what responsible tourism means to me, and ways you can help to learn more about better child protection in the travel & tourism industry.
A wrap-up of the Great American Hipster Project including hipster highlights from Texas, Ohio, Canada and hipster cities: San Francisco, NYC & Boston
Want to learn how to make a sock monkey? Attend a Strumpfaffen workshop in Berlin or buy one as a gift with all proceeds donated to a charity in India.
What are your reasons for wanting to travel? Here are four reasons why I believe people like myself are so interested in travel.
On my recent trip to Catalunya, I flew from Berlin to Barcelona on Vueling. I’d never heard of the budget airline before but on my way to Tegel Airport I noticed several ads. That’s always how these things work out—something you’ve never seen nor heard of is suddenly everywhere. Anyways, Vueling is new to the …
When I first landed in Israel (well, walked into Israel, really), I had little idea of what to expect. Coming from Egypt, I was already used to the Middle Eastern lifestyle (ie, things move slow…) so when I first arrived in Jerusalem, I was pleasantly surprised to find a city all mixed up in modernity …
the who/what/where/when/why of my inspiration for traveling. here’s a hint, it involves a hostel in poland, my sister, a boat in sydney and a weekend in iceland
One of my favorite photography galleries in Berlin is the C/O gallery. While they’ve hosted interesting photography exhibits in the past, one of my favorite reasons for visiting the photo gallery is the building itself. The C/O gallery is currently housed in the old Royal Post Office (Postfuhramt) building. The building, on a prominent corner …
A few weeks back I found myself briefly homeless. If you’re an expat, especially in Berlin, you’re probably familiar with short-term holiday apartment rentals. When I came to Berlin over the summer, I never expected to actually stay so long, but here I still am. And much of that is thanks to short-term apartments. Which, …