8 Tips for Traveling Europe

Gone are the days of Rick Steves’ travel advice monopoly, where you needed to buy a book to get quality, accurate information. Here are 8 of the most important pieces of advice I would give to someone wanting to travel in Europe.   1. Before you start looking at specific countries, begin with a generalContinue reading “8 Tips for Traveling Europe”

Improve Yourself

Heads up! This discussion goes deep… quickly…   What is the purpose of life? Why are we here?   These are the abstract questions to which we all seek answers. It is the mystery which unites all people. Rich and poor, old and young, black or white, the question is urgent because the answer dictatesContinue reading “Improve Yourself”

Germany: Trip Update 8

  Eurail pass in hand, I departed Copenhagen for Hamburg.   Before this trip I was a novice train station navigator, and now I think I could do it for a living. Who needs a career when you’re a professional foreign language sign decipher-er?   Maintaining the ‘plan-as-I-go’ motto, I got a tip from aContinue reading “Germany: Trip Update 8”

A Quick Story from Greece

After finishing a delicious meal at our favorite restaurant in Perissa, Santorini, I felt compelled to ask the two musicians if I could take some video of their performance. They were cordial, welcoming us as we sat down and chatting with us between songs. Without hesitation they both agreed, but then one of them saidContinue reading “A Quick Story from Greece”

Switzerland: Trip Update 6

Interlaken, Switzerland: a town 3.5 hours outside Geneva, situated between Alps mountain peaks. It was the first time I’ve literally gotten butterflies in my stomach because of the sheer natural beauty. Although our stay was short, we took full advantage, sunrise to sundown. The development of gondolas and public transit by train and bus makeContinue reading “Switzerland: Trip Update 6”

Greece: Trip Update 5

After a quick stint in Croatia the adventure moved to Santorini, Greece. An island designed for tourists and honeymooners, Santorini boasts about its spectacular sunsets, variety of beaches, and gnarly-looking cliffs. What was once an active volcano is now a circle of islands, containing the caldera where sailors find safety from intense wind and waves.Continue reading “Greece: Trip Update 5”