make sure you know someone there and make sure that person loves food! Not gonna sugar coat it, Lebanon could be scary if you don’t know what you’re doing. There are alleyways with Hezbollah flags at the entrance. We saw a building riddled with bullets. It was a media building and some news person had … More If you ever visit Lebanon…
Sometimes we need a change of scenery for a few days but can’t afford to board a plane and head to Maui. Lake Havasu is our cheap getaway that checks all the boxes. o Close enough to drive (4.5 hours from Los Angeles) o Water sports o Scenic o Cheap accommodation o Detours o In … More Our Favorite Quick Getaway
We got a question asking if we experience racism while traveling and if so how we deal with it. By the way, if you have a question for us, you can use the “ask a question” link on the home page. I must come 100% clean, in all our travels, we never had an incident … More Dealing with Racism Abroad
It’s sort of a ridiculous statement being that we haven’t seen every place in the world, but I find it hard to believe there is a landscape more astonishing than Wyoming. These 100 square miles provide gorgeous photo ops – towering peaks, crystal clear lakes, open prairies, wild life. It’s all there. But … More The Most Beautiful Place on our Planet
One of the first courses I took in college was an art history class. I was a teenager and I remember the professor showing us her photos of the ancient art in Egypt. She had actually gone and saw the stuff herself! I was used to simply seeing text book stock photos so I was … More Travel Made Me a History Buff
I have a lot of friends who travel “back home” often. Many times the flights go through Dubai which is an enticing long layover. I don’t know of a better layover city than Dubai, besides maybe New York City. Before I get into my recommendations for a Dubai layover, let me say that if you’re … More How to Spend a Long Layover in Dubai
By Nicole Waldo http://www.annoyinglycurious.com Six years ago, my husband and I were desperate. We had a 4 month old, $50,000 in debt (all student loans), old cars, no cable or flat screen TV, and we could barely make our rent payment. We were sinking. It was enough motivation to move to another country in order … More How We Paid off Our Debt While Living Abroad
