From tea houses in Nepal to craft cocktails in Chicago... and everything in between
After finishing up our hike in the Albanian Alps from Valbona to Theth, we went to the Albanian capital, Tirana, to pick up our rental car and head down the coast (by way of Berat), with no plans other than to bum from one beach to another…
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…
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,…
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…
Berat is called “City of a Thousand Windows,” and for good reason, it’s iconic buildings rise up on either side of the Osum River, creating dreamy, Instagram-worthy photos. Berat is located a hair-raising two hour drive south of Albania’s capital, Tirana. Most people come to…
After a lot of consideration, we decided to go to The Elephant Village just outside of Luang Prabang. Riding elephants is controversial, and for good reason: the vast majority of elephants are mistreated in order to perform for humans. The Elephant Village, however, has created a…
After immigration and checking in with Island Safari Tours, we got our taxi to The Victoria Cliff Hotel, to spend the night before heading on our island adventure the next day. Our extremely friendly driver wanted to know if we were planning to go to…
We traveled to Myanmar from Thailand November 2017 and charted (what turned out to be a) a private boat to cruise the Mergui Archipelago for five days and four nights. Read more about our adventure below. Getting there: We flew into Phuket from Singapore, and…