I'm currently in Russia and without a computer, but here's a sample of some of the places I've been so far. When I get back, I w...

From my recent trip to Greece, a couple bites from Athens, Milos, and Santorini! First stop: Athens for some Loukoumades! These are basica...

Santorini : 14 more photos after the break!

I'm back from Istanbul and Greece, but getting ready for yet another trip next week. Unfortunately, that means that I can't write up...

A week and a half ago, I headed back to Istanbul for a couple days before heading on to Greece for the first time. Of course, with that come...

Even though Stockholm has a very strong connection to the sea, sushi is a relative newcomer in the cuisine of Sweden. Sushi is very common n...

Thousands of miles of railroad? Check. Russia ? Check. Your mind? You might have lost it somewhere on the way, but this series of posts will...

This is the second part of my Trans-Siberian Primer . In order to plan a trip across Russia, it's vital that you understand how the trai...

In my last post, I mentioned that Iceland was making my life difficult (yet again). Last year, my flight to Shanghai was shanghaied by the v...

Iceland is erupting again , just like it did last year. I seem to have the worst luck in the world with them. Last year,  my flights were ca...

The foreign born population in the UAE is massive in comparison with the native Emiratis. As a result, there is actually a fair amount of va...

When I touch down in a place, nine times out of ten I'm going to be getting on some form of public transit to get where I need to go. I ...

I've previously talked about how to make flying in economy class more comfortable, including ways to get consistently better food on lon...

Dubai is something of a Disneyland. A place where money flows (even now after the crash) and where the luxuries of the world are found in th...