Funny, quirky, strange situations that really happened to me.
When my sister and I were in Fez, we met a cool British couple, James and Josephine. Josephine had been wanting to go to the spa so we went with her. It was an all women’s establishment so James was the odd man out. Little did we know that the…
I was just re-telling this story about Cathay Pacific to my friends yesterday and thought it would be a funny thing to share on my blog. Back when I was living in Japan we took advantage of our proximity to the rest of Asia to do as much traveling as…
Anyone can be pickpocketed. But travelers are a good target, either because they look lost, they are lost or because they’ve got a lot of stuff with them. No matter the reason, I’ve collected a handful of cautionary tales over the course of my travels. Come nearer friends, gather ’round…
I tried couch surfing twice when I was traveling Europe with my friend Angela. The first time was in Brussels and was awesome, but our second experience in Amsterdam left us running for the hostels. The general idea of couch surfing, i.e., crashing on a friend’s couch when you need…
