We all wonder just what is on the other side of the door and sometimes it’s even more wonderful than we imagine.
Brussels Comic Murals – Picture of the Day
There are plenty of things that make Brussels a great place and it’s probably not those stuffy EU suits going about their dull business. Instead it’s the things you don’t have to avoid in the street. Belgian waffles, great beer, and of course, the beautiful comic art murals that grace the sides of buildings that are centuries old.
The Greatest Vagabond – Ibn Battuta – Moroccan Vagabond
The greatest adventurer of all time for me is the Moroccan vagabond, Ibn Battuta. He not only traveled everywhere in his known world, but he wrote about it in ways that no one before him had. Ibn Battuta’s journey lasted 29 years, so by Moroccan standards, my wife should be understanding of this current journey I’m on.
How Not To Enjoy World Travel – Part 2
Don’t read anything about the country of place you are going to. That way you won’t understand the culture, the traditions, the history, the climate, or anything else. You will be able to have a completely one dimensional experience.
World Travel for Almost Nothing #4
Tweet If you missed the story of how I met my wife, let me remind you. I was couchsurfing at her family’s house in Morocco. Couchsurfing likes to remind people that it’s not a dating site, but in fact, it is a place where I’ve met many of my closest friends and the woman I [...]
Laundry in Ghent, Belgium
Tweet Rafael was kind enough to pick up some maps from a very cool tourist office so the next day I took a shorter train trip to Ghent, a very hip, very cool little town. Ghent has the coolest wallpaper store in the world. Wow. Sadly, it rained all day, I woke up with a [...]
