Archive | March, 2010
Australia & Italia Cultural Overlap Part 1: Never Accept a Gift From an Italian Boy

Australia & Italia Cultural Overlap Part 1: Never Accept a Gift From an Italian Boy

By on March 26, 2010 in Australia, Italy

Italy is, and will always be, my first love. There was actually a period of time that I thought I wanted nothing more than to move to Sicily and eat cannoli and gelato on a daily basis. After getting to spend a semester of my college years in the beautiful city of Verona, I was lucky enough to learn a couple of key life lessons to factor into my life plan…

March 26, 2010 · Read full story · Comments { 30 }
Reviewing Carl Hoffman's 'The Lunatic Express'

Reviewing Carl Hoffman's 'The Lunatic Express'

By on March 22, 2010 in Reviews

Wow.
Wow, wow, wow, wow, wow.
Carl Hoffman, you must have outdone yourself on this one. Seeking out the world’s most dangerous forms of transportation while traveling to some of the craziest places? Please sir, give me more; this is by far the most outrageous RTW trip… Read more anyone has ever attempted.
Rightfully named The Lunatic Express, Carl basically went on

March 22, 2010 · Read full story · Comments { 8 }
Vegemite: The Aussie Version of Peanut Butter

Vegemite: The Aussie Version of Peanut Butter

By on March 18, 2010 in Australia

… Read moreSo many Aussies love vegemite that you are basically outcasted if you are one of the few that are repulsed by it. They eat it on toast; they eat it on sandwiches. It’s a breakfast, lunch or snack food requested by the masses down under, so much that it could be the equivalent of peanut butter in America.
For travelers,

March 18, 2010 · Read full story · Comments { 17 }
Yesterday Was My Anniversary

Yesterday Was My Anniversary

By on March 4, 2010 in Australia

… Read moreMy exit from Ukraine in late February 2009 was no other than a dramatic effort down to the final minute of departure. All those Ukrainian bills I was hiding in tampon boxes added up to quite a few U.S. dollars, but getting that money exchanged after leaving the country would have been extremely difficult. Apparently, it’s almost just as impossible

March 4, 2010 · Read full story · Comments { 15 }