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Oman

Oman has been on a fair number of “up-and-coming travel destinations” lists over the last year or two. It is a country with awe-inspiring natural beauty, fascinating Arabian…

Greece

Greece is a fascinating combination of ancient and modern. Modern-day Greece is actually younger than the United States (officially becoming a country in 1832), but the Greek language…

Spain & Morocco

Madrid Spain is one of my favorite places in the world. Few drinks are as refreshing as a tinto de verano and few countries have food quite as…

Safari Through Botswana, Zimbabwe, and South Africa

After finding my first matcha latte in 3 months (thank you JoBurg), we started our camping safari through Botswana, Zimbabwe, and South Africa. While this part of Africa…

South African Road Trip

We knew we would need a break after a month of tours, so we opted to take a couple of weeks to wander the southern coast of South…

Safari Through Kenya and Tanzania

When picturing an African safari, I saw a lion perched on his throne, a lone acacia on a sprawling savanna, and elephants everywhere. Kenya and Tanzania did not…

Madagascar

Madagascar is one of the least visited countries in the world, with about 300,000 tourists a year (compared to Parisโ€™ 30+ million/year). This is partially because it is…

Some Americans in Paris

I am an official Paris convert. I’m lucky enough to have visited this occasionally cheesy, beautiful, butter-filled city 5 times now and each time I’ve grown to love…

Two Weeks in Japan

We started our year of travel by taking a preliminary trip to Japan with Carey’s younger brother. We got to celebrate Carson’s graduation, test out our travel gear,…

Trip Prep

Carey and I met at a bull riding competition. While neither of us would have been there under normal circumstances, we received the same scholarship from the State…