Lisboa! (My first visit to Lisbon, Portugal)
Ah, Lisbon! My first visit here was in 2004 for New Year’s Eve, with my friend B. I was studying in the Netherlands for the year, and B was coming […]
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Hotel Review: Hampton Inn – Ocean City, Maryland
The essentials about our stay Rate: $105/night (advanced pre-payment rate) Room type: 2 Queen beds, non-smoking When: September 2012 Booked: on Hilton’s website Breakfast: Free breakfast buffet Rewards program: Hilton […]
Hotel Review: Tongole Wilderness Lodge
The essentials about our stay: Rate: $200/night per person – all-inclusive except for alcoholic drinks. Rate also includes activities. Room type: Chalet – 2 single beds When: October 2012 Booked: […]
Malawi – so much more than I had expected!
Now, at this point in my life, I consider myself a reasonably well-traveled person, having spent a reasonable chunk of time over the past 5 years travelling around, and for […]
Hotel review: Sofitel, Athens Airport
The essentials about our stay: Rate: $175/night Room type: Superior Room – 2 single beds When: July 2012 Booked through: United.com Breakfast: Not included, but good buffet available for a […]
Captivating Cappadocia (day 1)
CAPPADOCIA!!!! What an incredible place!! So incredible, I’m going to make this a 2 part post, to make sure to cover everything!! Not bad for an ancient region of Anatolia […]
Hotel Review: Kelebek Special Cave Hotel, Cappadocia, Turkey
OK, I’m coming out and saying it. The Kelebek Special Cave Hotel was THE COOLEST hotel we stayed in during our trip to Turkey!! 2 Chitalian points right there!! First […]
Hotel Review: Jimmy’s Place – Selçuk, Turkey
After an exhausting day of travel, we arrived in Selçuk, and made our way to Jimmy’s Place. It isn’t a fancy hotel, it is pretty basic, but it is clean, […]
Istanbul was Constantinople
OK, to start off, I had this old They Might Be Giants song stuck in my head for about 2/3 of this trip – just ask A, my travel companion, who […]
An American-Cretan wedding extraordinaire!
After a few days in Athens, I headed to the airport to meet my friends who would be attending my friend M’s wedding in Crete with me. Some, like my […]
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