Sofia & Matt do Cuba – A Video Montage
An aggregation of clips from our long weekend in Cuba accompanied by some pitbull & marc anthony because pitbull & marc anthony. This trip was mostly self-driven, which is, bureaucratically quite difficult given that Cuba is one of the last bastions of...
Euro Road Trip 2016 – Day 4 – Alsace Wine Region
Basing ourselves out of centrally situated Colmar, we explore the Alsace Wine Region Our driving route: We visited: Colmar Eguisheim Turckheim Riquewihr Hunawihr Ribeauville Bergheim...
Top 5 Things to See in Macau
Here are our top 5 things to see in Macau that are ‘less-touristy’ than your standard big-name casinos such as Grand Lisboa & Venetian, although on such a crowded island, it is hard to find places devoid of tourists: 1: Galaxy Macau Diamond Show: It...
Top 5 Things to Avoid in CUBA!!
All inclusive hotels!!! You can pretty much say good-bye to experiencing any Cuban culture if this the route that you take to see Cuba. I actually forced Matt to stay in all inclusive for 2 nights, which we ended up taking a car and driving to another island because...
Top 5 things to See in Karangasem Regency, East Bali
Karangasem is the Easternmost Regency or section of the Bali island. It encompasses 840 square kilometers and its capital is Karangasem city. The area is lesser explored than its neighbors to the West mainly because a rental car or hired driver are a definite must for...
Driving around Trinidad, Cuba in 360 Degrees
Top 3 Beaches on Mainland Croatia
We know islands like Hvar and Brac have beautiful beaches, but their remote locations make them less accessible to those traversing the Balkans by car. So here are the top 3 beaches on the mainland portion of the Country: 1. Nugal Beach: This beach, which translates...
Costa Rica Video 2016
Quick weekend trip to Arenal and Guanacaste beaches
Visiting the most dangerous district in Colombia, Comuna 13
It was our last day in Medellin, and after being told that gunshots were fired in Comuna 13 we weren’t very optimistic. However, given my penchant to experience true civil disorder first hand, we still headed towards the favela-like district. The shots were...
Euro Road Trip 2016 – Day 6- Liechtenstein Day Trip
Quick foray into one of the World’s smallest and wealthiest countries. Liechtenstein/Swiss Border – Spherical Image – RICOH...
Euro Road Trip 2016 – Day 5 – Alpstein Area of Switzerland
Staying at the Berggasthaus Aescher-Wildkirchli. We take cable car ride on the Ebenalpbahn from Wasserauen. Then we take the scenic hike to guesthouse in the clouds, we recommend good hiking boots and backpacks. Elbenalp, Switzerland – Spherical Image –...
Euro Road Trip 2016 – Day 3 – Central Switzerland
Visiting Lucerne, Lauterbrunnen, Thun, & Obernai in Switzerland
Euro Road Trip 2016 – Day 2 – Lower Swiss Alps
During the second day of our roadtrip we drove up into Switzerland to the small town of...
Euro Road Trip 2016 – Day 1 – Lake Como
The first day of Europe Road Trip. We landed in Milan around noon or so, rented a car, and drove up to Lake Como. We stayed in Menaggio and just spent the day exploring the lake via a rental boat and our...
Traveling to Egypt During the Arab Spring Revolution
It was 2012 and my buddy and I had just booked the first leg of an incredible journey to Southeast Asia; an inbound flight to Hanoi, Vietnam. As the rest of the itinerary fell into place, we needed to book a return flight, and as you may know, one-way...
Staying in a Real Baroque Palace in Latvia for less than $100
Staying in a Real Baroque Palace for less than $100 Latvia, for us, was on the most surprisingly awesome countries that we’ve visited. Usually, when visiting former Soviet countries all you see is depressing communist architecture and cityscapes. Latvia is...
Crossing into Oman from UAE and Back
Crossing into Oman from UAE and Back Jebel Shams and the larger Al Hajar Mountains which encompass it are excellent sites worth visiting in Oman. While most shoot for the City of Muscat, an authentic experience is lying in wait for those adventurous enough to visit...
Gypsy Slums in Bulgaria
While traveling abroad, I tend to try to embrace new locales with an open mind. To me, this means suppressing any prejudicial notions I may have about a city, country or class of people. One such group of people that carry a negative stigma are the Roma people,...
Visiting Pelez Castle (‘Castelul Peles’)
After researching the beautiful castles of Romania, we decided to visit Pelez Castle. Most people will visit the famous ‘Bran Castle’ which is regarded as the home of Dracula himself, but is also overrun with tourists (which we try to avoid 🙂 ). Pelez looked a lot...
Our Journey to Tunelul Dragostei , Romania
After staying in the beautiful quaint town of Sibiu in Romania, we were headed South towards Bulgaria (with hopes to make it into Serbia – which we were denied, but that’s a whole other story). We took a bit of a de-tour in order to make it to ‘Tunnel Dragoste’ or...