Monthly Archives: March 2014
On the Road in Rajasthan (Jaipur, India)
Posted on March 30, 2014 Leave a Comment
A short video of my epic road trip from Jodhpur to Jaipur and then onwards to Delhi, where I caught a flight to Almaty and then Kiev. I had asked to stop for a snack, for some fresh roadside samosas, so we had pulled into a local market in a small town between Jodhpur and […]
The Maidan (Kiev, Ukraine)
Posted on March 29, 2014 2 Comments
The last time I visited Kiev was back in the summer of 2010, and it was blisteringly hot, full of packs of wild dogs, gypsy cabs, and general wackiness. Landing on a plane from Budapest on ’10, we exited the aircraft directly onto the tarmac and were shuttled through a very simple terminal, into a […]
Just an update…
Posted on March 24, 2014 Leave a Comment
I’m in Ukraine now and things are fine. I’ve had a grand adventure traveling all over India and Eastern Europe and Central Asia (helloooo Kazakhstan!). I will update my blog with new photos and videos and stories soon. But just a side note: I’m staying about 4 blocks from the Maidan and everything is fine. […]
La Recoleta Cemetery (Buenos Aires, Argentina)
Posted on March 10, 2014 Leave a Comment
I had always wanted to visit Buenos Aires, Argentina for one reason–to see Evita’s grave! I have been a fan of the charismatic and infamous first lady since I first saw the movie “Evita”, starring Madonna. As a young kid at the time, her style and her forceful personality struck a chord with me, and […]
Floating Down the Ganges (Varanasi, India)
Posted on March 10, 2014 Leave a Comment
Part of the included activities for Varanasi, as part of the GAdventure tour I joined, was a sunrise boat ride down the River Ganges. This event was an absolute once-in-a-lifetime experience (although, truth be told, I’ve experienced it several times now). Seeing the crematoriums alongside the Ganges was truly astounding, although it was difficult for some […]
Crashing Weddings in Varanasi, India
Posted on March 10, 2014 Leave a Comment
(In this video, you can see the wedding procession I later crashed; it’s filmed from a rickshaw I was riding, that actually crashed into a car midway through the video. I flew off the rickshaw and landed on the ground, hence the several seconds of black in the video, before my friend and tour-mate, Rick, […]
Cairo, Egypt from the Pyramisa Hotel
Posted on March 5, 2014 Leave a Comment
The city of Cairo, Egypt from my hotel room at the Pyramisa Hotel in downtown Cairo. This was shot in January of 2011, just before protests rocked the nation and changed the course of Egyptian history forever. And yes, I was there when that happened, and I will blog about the entire experience (including US […]
Travel Tip: The Airline Bag
Posted on March 5, 2014 Leave a Comment
Most of the time I fly internationally, I try to fly at least business class, but that is not always an option. On occasion, I must fly economy and I know that the vast majority of people who travel overseas are stuck in the same situation. Between cramped seats, minuscule leg room, chairs that don’t […]
Driving on the Roof of the World (Leh, India)
Posted on March 5, 2014 Leave a Comment
Driving along National Highway 1D right outside of Leh, India (in Kashmir). Half of the year these roads are closed due to extreme snowfall, as they pass right through the highest parts of the Himalayan Mountains. The roads are maintained by the Borders Road Organization (BRO) and it’s actually really hilarious because every sign alongside the […]
Stone Town, Zanzibar (Photoset)
Posted on March 4, 2014 Leave a Comment
I visited Stone Town by ferry from Dar Es Salaam, after a long and arduous tour of East Africa (including all the major Kenyan and Tanzanian national parks). It was a welcome and relaxing end to a rough safari, and the ferry ride from Dar Es Salaam to the island of Zanzibar, which sits about […]
Dame on a Plane 
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