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
If you diet, skip this post. Just stop. It doesn’t relate to you. This is for you all who don’t mind, fat, sugar, salt and caffeine. Ok, now that we’ve gotten that out of the way, when we travel, we usually don’t eat traditional breakfast, lunch and dinner meals. We just eat what we want, … More Breakfast, Lunch & Dinner in Portland
We used to watch this show that came on the Science Channel called Build it Bigger. The show details how some of the world’s most unique and magnificent buildings were built. One day we were watching the show and were blown away by the episode of Marina Bay Sands hotel in Singapore. The crowning feature … More Singapore Someday (Marina Bay Sands and Food)
Singapore is the one place we visited where we said we would love to actually live here. I’ll tell you why. When you think of a place that you want to live in, what’s tops on your list? For me some of the top factors are: safety, weather, friendliness of the people, entertainment, dining, and … More Singapore Someday (part 1)
Budget and travel are not known to go together. They’re not an item. There are just so many components that need to be paid for – transportation, accommodation, food, entertainment. While travel will never be cheap, here are some ways we’ve found to cut costs. When to Book – Everyone knows that if you book … More Budget Travel
