Month: February 2019

A Four Day Trek in the Caucasus Mountains: Mestia to Ushguli via Tsvirmi

A Four Day Trek in the Caucasus Mountains: Mestia to Ushguli via Tsvirmi

Mestia to Ushguli is a four-day hike in the Caucasus Mountains in NW Georgia, near the Russian border. These are actually the highest mountains in Europe, but the trek has pretty manageable elevations. Garan and I decided to do this hike in July 2018 after…

Street Food and Hidden Bars: 36 Hours in Fes, Morocco

Street Food and Hidden Bars: 36 Hours in Fes, Morocco

We all know there are different ways to travel for different people: all-inclusive resorts, seeing historically significant buildings and museums, and then there are the people eating at every dodgy, hole-in-the-wall restaurant and drinking local beers by the dozen. Well, if you are the last…

Moroccan Wine Tasting: An Afternoon At Domaine de la Zouina

Moroccan Wine Tasting: An Afternoon At Domaine de la Zouina

During our first week of living in Casablanca, we noticed that most restaurants feature Moroccan wine, which we had never tried, but tastes quite good. With an upcoming weekend trip to Fes, we researched that there are two vineyards outside of the town of Meknes,…

The 17 Best Things to Eat in Istanbul and Where to Find Them

The 17 Best Things to Eat in Istanbul and Where to Find Them

I’ve made it my personal mission to taste as many wonderful foods in Istanbul as possible. This is a list of the absolute best things I’ve had (and none of the bullshit tourist-y foods) and where to find them. See my map at the bottom…