A turkish shave …

When Brian, Peter, and I were in Izmir a couple weeks ago, we decided one evening to get our beards trimmed and our hair cut at a Turkish barber. We had read many good things in our guidebook about the experience - for little more than 10YTL (aprox $7), you can spend an hour or so getting a full barber experience.

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paris. pictures.

Below you’ll find pictures from my whirlwind tour of Paris … I enjoyed Paris, but I don’t think I’ll rush back to the city. If you need a refresher on my time there, here is a link to my quick post about Paris. arriving at the station.    unique building we came across while looking [...]

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One Cup of Tea … 40 Years of Friendship

Hello from Istanbul. I arrived last night – I’m not sure why I’ve yet to let you know my plans, but I’ll be meeting my girlfriend Nicole for four nights here in Istanbul. She arrives tonight. Excited doesn’t begin to explain my feelings on again seeing her – it has been almost five weeks since [...]

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Amsterdam Pictures

Perhaps a little bit late, but below you’ll find pictures from my three days spent in Amsterdam. The city was filled with canals and is dubbed the, ‘Venice of the North.’ After traveling the continent for a month, I’d quite easily say that Amsterdam is one of the most beautiful cities I’ve seen. You might [...]

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Chios, Greece

17/11/2008 Brian, Peter, and I are on a ferry, en route to Cesme, Turkey. Peter is an American traveler I met while on the train from Patras to Athens. A recent graduate from Washington state, Peter decided to travel for six months before facing reality – not a bad idea. Brian ended up meeting up [...]

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Obama Supporter

It has been great to be in Europe in the week following the US elections. There is no question that Senator Obama was supported by the Europeans. The election was monumental, as I’m sure nobody would deny – Democrat, Republican, Green, or Independent. It is, in my mind, a very big step in the right [...]

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I’m going to Turkey.

As I sit down to write this post, I’m seated outside of an Athens cafe, soaking up the sun, drinking an iced coffee, and looking at the imposing Acropolis. Just minutes ago, I booked my ferry tickets to Turkey – I’m unbelievably excited. When I left Edinburgh just under four weeks ago, my plan was [...]

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Ionian Sea Accommodation

I’m not sure if you imagined I’d actually sleep on the deck of the ferry; but, I did. See below: Best bed on the ferry … Technorati Tags: Backpacking

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Features Article

Just about two weeks ago, a former coworker of mine from The University of Iowa Foundation and current student at The University of Iowa emailed me requesting my thoughts on traveling abroad post-graduation. She was putting together an article for a Features writing class she is currently enrolled in. Kathleen Olp’s finished article is brilliant, [...]

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thoughts from the ferry

10/11/2008 – 8:05PM Right, so I’m safely on the ferry and just now leaving the port in Bari. I’m notoriously late. Luckily, I wasn’t even running behind today. I was on the boat by 6:30. I was shocked to see the ferry leaving port at 7:50 – ten minutes before its scheduled departure. With my [...]

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