After receiving a bunch of emails last week with questions in response to my post about traveling in Iran, I decided to compile a list of my most useful tips for traveling in Iran. Because two weeks in the country obviously makes me an expert (read: I'm a total noob; you should ...
Iran: The World’s Next Big Tourist Destination?
It’s no secret that Iran doesn’t have a very positive reputation in the West. Ask one of your friends what they think about Iran, and they might start talking about nuclear weapons and wars. Ask them what they think about traveling to Iran, and they'll probably respond with ...
Polaroids from Chiang Mai
I haven't been blogging much about Chiang Mai because frankly, there are SO many travel blogs out there covering this city. I mean, it's no secret that Chiang Mai, with its expat comforts and low cost of living, is a favorite base for not only travel bloggers but all sorts of ...
Confessions of a Shy Backpacker
I've done a fair bit of solo travel - from moving to Japan and living alone on a teeny tiny island in the middle of nowhere, to backpacking through Central Europe and then moving to a small town in Thailand, to most recently traveling solo through Iran and the Caucasus. People ...
A Stop Along the Silk Road in Kashgar, China
With its lucrative production of silk, China always functioned as the beating heart of the ancient Silk Road, sending goods to places as far away as Europe and Africa. The silk trade was so important to China that the Han dynasty even extended the Great Wall to the western edge ...