If I’m lucky, on my trips that include visits to multiple new countries—almost all my trips—one of the countries I’m least excited to see will pleasantly surprise me and exceed all my expectations of it. Such was the case with Cambodia. I didn’t study or research Cambodia at all. I was too excited for Thailand,…
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I couldn’t believe how many women were in hijabs as I made my way through Kuala Lumpur’s Central (train) Station. As soon as I found wifi, I Googled Malaysia, to discover, to my surprise, the population was over 60% Sunni Muslim. I found that odd for an Asian country—this was the first Muslim country in…
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The UAE was actually the first country that really intrigued me, way back when. I remember clearly: eighth grade, social studies, lights off, as we watched a VHS tape on the big box TV strapped to a cart. The documentary highlighted the country; mysterious back then, certainly not today. I don’t know what it was…
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I’ve flown Delta, United and American Airlines hundreds upon hundreds of times. Spirit, JetBlue and Southwest…of course! KLM, Air France and Mexicana, sí! All the “standard airlines,” check! Maybe that’s why I appreciate experiencing new and downright obscure and bizarre carriers when I travel overseas. For me, the weirder, the better. Could be the funny…
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Three trips to Kenya so far… First Trip to Kenya Well let’s see…in the last ten days I braved war-torn South Sudan, was hemmed up by crooked police in Burundi, got violently ill with food poisoning in Rwanda, and put in work on a mission trip in Uganda. It was finally time to chill, and…
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Recife, Brasil – Boa Viagem Beach This is more than your average “day at the beach.” This is an experience. More than just sun and sand, an afternoon at Praia de Boa Viagem is filled with a million different sights, sounds and smells. Perhaps it’s the roaming vendors that inject the most flavor into…
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