The birthday trip to Marrakech was a vibrant Moroccan adventure filled with unforgettable experiences. Highlights included exploring the souk, learning about argan oil, a cooking class, henna workshop, and belly dancing. Day trips to Essaouira and the Atlas Mountains added to the excitement, culminating in a sunset camel ride and fire show.
Cairo, Egypt It’s seemingly been a long while - since I’ve traveled abroad or posted. I don’t travel at the rate I’d like to keep a regular posting schedule, and given the current world pandemic, who knows when I’ll travel again, but I have a few places I’ve been still to be shared. So here’s... Continue Reading →
No time for jet lag and there will be drinking Birthday time again - this time I planned a trip to Ireland with my two travel buddies. I like to travel at a faster rate than I earn PTO at work so this would be a quick trip with weekend travel. Additionally, my two friends... Continue Reading →
Last September, I booked a trip to Reykjavik, Iceland for my birthday. My main goal was to see the Northern Lights and I felt long overdue for a trip. So, I found a relatively inexpensive flight/hotel deal through Travelocity and began planning the journey. The trip ended up being 4 full days in Reykjavik with... Continue Reading →
Welcome to Quito Volcanoes, mountains and hills - that pretty much sums up the topography of my latest travel destination. I typically do some research prior to visiting a place so I was well aware that Quito has one of the highest elevations in the world. I also read that altitude sickness was something of... Continue Reading →
I climbed a volcano Ok, full disclosure I took a cable car up the side of a volcano but hey it counts. While I was definitely naive about how high the cable car ride was going to be (think how high you are in a plane lol), I’m definitely glad I did it now that... Continue Reading →
There is nothing like a bowl of Frosted Flakes with ice cold 2% milk. It is hands down my favorite cereal which I can eat for breakfast, lunch or dinner. I cannot truly express the joy I’ve felt discovering a box of Frosted Flakes in the store during any of my travels. No, that is... Continue Reading →
”It isn’t how much time you spend somewhere that makes it memorable: it’s how you spend the time.” - David Brenner Venice is one of the easiest European cities to wander that I’ve been, even being a town built on water with various canals to get anywhere. Similar to Barcelona, the street names are posted... Continue Reading →
“The very basic core of a man’s living spirit is his passion for adventure. The joy of life comes from our encounters with new experiences, and hence there is no greater joy than to have an endlessly changing horizon, for each day to have a new and different sun.” - Jon Krakauer, Into the Wild... Continue Reading →
We live in a wonderful world that is full of beauty, charm and adventure. There is no end to the adventures we can have if only we seek them with our eyes open. - Jawaharlal Nehru So, this blog was inspired by a Facebook memory of my first international trip, much introspection, several mini dialogues... Continue Reading →
NOH journeys: A Memory and a Conversation 